| Jingchuan County | |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 泾川县 |
| Other Name: | Kingchwan |
| Postal Code: | 744300 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Pingliang Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Pingliang in Gansu |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jingchuan government |
| Coordinates: | 35.3327°N 107.3679°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pingliang |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Chengguan |
| Area Total Km2: | 1409.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 356,200 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1460 |
| Elevation Min M: | 930 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Population Rural: | 317,000 |
Jingchuan County is a county under jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Pingliang, in the east of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the southeast. It has a land area of 1,486 square kilometers. The county is named after the Jing River. In 2020 it had a population of 356,200, over 300,000 of whom in the rural area.[1]
Under the name Jingzhou, Jingchuan was formerly the seat of Gansu's Jing Prefecture. The site of former Jingzhou is near the county seat of Jingchuan. The ancient city was built starting in the period of the Western Han dynasty and abandoned in the early Ming dynasty. Parts of the old city are still preserved.
During the Republic of China (1912–1949) period it was renamed from Jing County to Jingchuan to avoid confusion with Anhui's Jing County which shared the same name.[2]
Since 1983, Jingchuan has been a model county for reforestation of the Loess Plateau.[3] It is a key county in the Three-North Shelter Forest Program.[4]
Jingchuan is a large producer of apples, in 2015 it cultivated 400,000 tons of fruit, mostly Fuji apples.[5] Other agricultural produce includes carrots, cabbage, and persimmon.[6] [7]
Jingchuan County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 3 townships.[8] The seat of government is Chengguan Town.
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