| Daning County | |
| Other Name: | Taning |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi |
| Pushpin Label: | Daning |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Shanxi |
| Coordinates: | 36.45°N 152°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shanxi |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Linfen |
| Area Total Km2: | 962 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Population Total: | 64501 |
Daning County is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the west. It is under the administration of Linfen.
The county spans an area of 962km2,[1] and has a population of 64,501, according to the 2010 Chinese Census.[2] The county government is situated in the town of .
The approximate area of present-day Daning County was first incorporated under the Northern Wei.
Daning County itself was formally incorporated in 561 CE, during the Northern Zhou.
During the early years of the Republic of China, Daning County was placed under the jurisdiction of . Upon the abolition of the circuit system, Daning County was administered directly by the province.
Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Daning County was placed under the jurisdiction of Linfen Prefecture, which was renamed to in 1954. The county was briefly abolished from 1958 to 1961. In 1970, Linfen Prefecture was restored, and Daning County was placed under its administration.
The Yellow River flows through the western portion of the county, as does the, a tributary of the Yellow river.
The county's elevation ranges from about 500m (1,600feet) to 1600m (5,200feet) in height.
Daning County administers two towns and four townships.[3]
The county's two towns are and .
The county's four townships are,,, and .
As of the 2010 Chinese Census, the county had a population of 64,501 people, the majority of whom (34,666) lived in . In the 2000 Chinese Census, the county's population totaled 56,037. A 1997 estimate placed the population at around 60,000 people.