Pingxiang County | |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | Location of Xingtai Prefecture within Hebei (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Xingtai in Hebei |
Coordinates: | 37.063°N 115.03°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hebei |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Xingtai |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Fengzhou Town (Chinese: 丰州镇) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 406 |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Elevation Ft: | 111 |
Population Total: | 280000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 054500 |
Pingxiang County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about 45km (28miles) from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406km2. In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County and was the site of the Battle of Julu in 207 BC, as well as being the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s.
Pingxiang consists of 3 towns and 4 townships.[1]
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