| Baofeng County | |
| Postal Code: | 467400 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Henan |
| Pushpin Label: | Baofeng |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Henan |
| Coordinates: | 33.8684°N 113.0548°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Henan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pingdingshan |
| Area Total Km2: | 722 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 500400 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Baofeng County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, in the west-central part of Henan, China. It is in area with a population of in 2002.
It is 16 kilometers (10 miles) to Pingdingshan. Baofeng county is an important hub of communications in the central and western parts of Henan province. In 1120, the second year under the reign of Emperor Huizong in the Song Dynasty, the emperor named the county Baofeng, because it had rich resources and flourishing businesses, including a distilled spirit brewery, official porcelain production and iron smelting. In 1643, the 16th year of Emperor Chongzhen, it renamed Baoxian. Today Baofeng is a county under the jurisdiction of Pingdingshan.
Baofeng county has more than 20 varieties of rich mineral resources including steam coal, metal coal, bauxite, silica, clays, top lime and limestone.[3]
As 2012, this county is divided to 1 subdistrict, 8 towns and 4 townships.[4]
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The county is served by Pingdingshan West railway station and Baofeng railway station.