| Ningjin County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | ChinaShandongDezhou.png |
| Map Caption1: | Dezhou in Shandong |
| Coordinates: | 37.652°N 116.8°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dezhou |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 833 |
| Population Total: | 463300 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Note: | [2] |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 253400 |
Ningjin County is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
The population was 444,038 in 1999.[3]
Ningjin has been famous for its acrobatics from as early as during the Han dynasty. In 1995 the Ministry of Culture designated Ningjin as the hometown of Chinese acrobatics.[4] [5]
As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns and 2 townships.[6]
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