Liping | |
Native Name: | 黎坪乡 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Area Total Km2: | 171 |
Population Total: | 13024 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Blank1: | 591 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Tibetan |
Population Blank2 Title: | Hui |
Population Blank2: | 61 |
Coordinates: | 33.1832°N 104.8881°W |
Pushpin Map: | China#Gansu |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Longnan |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Wen |
Liping (Chinese: 黎坪镇) is a town in Wen County, Gansu, China.[1] In 2008 it had a population of 13,024. The township's administrative centre is in Lijiaba village (李家坝), and it governs over 22 administrative villages.[2] In 2016 it was upgraded from township to town.[3]
The town is named after pear orchards in the area, which was reflected in its original name, also Liping but written as . It was established in 1949. The township has a small minority of Tibetan and/or Baima (who are officially counted as Tibetan), and Hui inhabitants.[4]