Pengyang | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 彭阳县 Chinese: پٍْيَانْ ثِيًا |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | Location of Guyuan Prefecture within Ningxia (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Guyuan in Ningxia |
Coordinates: | 35.8588°N 106.6318°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ningxia |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Guyuan |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Baiyang |
Area Total Km2: | 2533.49 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 200201 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Pengyang County (Xiao'erjing:پٍْيَانْ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Guyuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, bordering Gansu province to the due north, east, and south. It has a total area of 3241km2, and a population of approximately 250,000 people.
Pengyang County is an agricultural county. Its primary agricultural product is wheat, but in recent years the county has also developed forestry. In this it is a model county for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The county government is located in the town of Baiyang, and the county's postal code is 756500. There are Hui people and Han people living together in this county. The population in the whole county is about 250,000. The Hui Chinese Muslim population is 80,000. The average temperature is between 7.4°C to 8.5°C. It is a dry area and also one of the State poverty counties where some people are still in poverty. Because of the bad weather and inconvenient location, it always gets financial aid from government. Most of the local people are farmers. As a small county, Pengyang is famous for Red plum apricots, ChaoNa chicken, Linseed oil, and dry apricot. there is a different living style from other places because of Hui Chinese Muslim and Han Chinese life styles.
Pengyang County has 4 towns and 8 townships.[1]