Ningwu County Explained

Ningwu County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Shanxi
Pushpin Label:Ningwu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Shanxi
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shanxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Xinzhou
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:39.0053°N 112.3022°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Ningwu County is a county under the administration of Xinzhou in Shanxi province, China.

History

Present-day Ningwu County includes the site of the former seat of Loufan County, now part of Taiyuan Prefecture.

In October 1937, the city was occupied by Japanese forces. 4,800 out of the 7,000 residents of Ningwu were massacred by the Japanese.

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