Taibai County

Taibai County

太白县
Taibai County 太白县
County
	Taibai in Baoji
	Baoji in Shaanxi
	Coordinates: 34°03′29″N 107°19′08″E / 34.058°N 107.319°ECoordinates: 34°03′29″N 107°19′08″E / 34.058°N 107.319°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Baoji
Area
• Total	2,780 km2 (1,070 sq mi)
Elevation	1,543 m (5,062 ft)
Highest elevation (Mount Taibai)	3,771 m (12,372 ft)
Lowest elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	51,513
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal Code	721600

Taibai County (simplified Chinese: 太白县; traditional Chinese: 太白縣; pinyin: Tàibái Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji.

Taibai County is located west of the Qin Mountains and southeast of downtown Baoji. It is named after nearby Mount Taibai, a major peak of the Qin Mountains. It has five towns and three townships, including 66 administrative villages, and covers an area of 2,780 km² (1,070 sq mi). It has a population of 52,000. The county was first established on December 27, 1952, being part of neighboring counties before then.^[2]

The county is noted for its high air quality, 92% of the county is covered by forests.^[1]

Administrative divisions[]

As 2020, Taibai County is divided to 7 towns.^[3] In 2001, Baiyun township was merged into Zuitou and Erlangba township was merged into Huangbaiyuan. In 2011, Guanglong township was merged into Yingge, and Huangbaiyuan and Wangjialeng were changed from township to town.^[4]

Towns

Zuitou (嘴头镇)
Taochuan (桃川镇)
Yingge (鶯歌镇)
Jingkou (靖口镇)

Taibaihe (太白河镇)
Huangbaiyuan (黄柏塬镇)
Wangjialeng (王家堎镇)

References[]

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^ 陕西省直 (in Chinese). 1990. 1990.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^ 2020年统计用区划代码（太白县） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
^ "历史沿革".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[:1-1] "太白概况".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] 陕西省直 (in Chinese). 1990. 1990.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

[:40-3] 2020年统计用区划代码（太白县） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

[4] "历史沿革".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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