Ping'an, Haidong Explained

Ping'an
Native Name:平安区
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Coor Pinpoint:Ping'an District government
Coordinates:36.5006°N 102.1088°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qinghai
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Haidong
Area Total Km2:742.89
Population Total:117883
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
T:平安區
S:平安区
P:Píng'ān Qū
Wylie:gzhong thang khul
Order:st

Ping'an District formerly known as Ping'anyi, is an administrative district and the seat of the city of Haidong, in the east of Qinghai Province, China, located about 35km (22miles) east from Xining. Its postal code is 810600, and its population is 127,480, 29.4% of whom belong to ethnic minorities. The area is known for its Selenium resources.[1]

During the Han dynasty it was known as Anyi County, and as Zhongge during the Tang dynasty, then as Pingrong and Ping'an during the Ming and Qing dynasty respectively. In 2015, Ping'an County became Ping'an District.

Administrative divisions

Ping'an District is divided into two subdistricts, one town, five townships, and one other township-level division.[2]

The district's two subdistricts are and Xiaoxia Subdistrict .

The district's sole town is Sanhe .

The district's five township-level divisions are, Shihuiyao Township, Gucheng Township, Shagou Township, and .

Transportation

The district is served by two train stations: the, and the . The Ping'anyi railway station was first built in 1959 and is operated by the China Railway Qingzang Group.[3] The station is situated on the Lanzhou–Qinghai railway. The Haidong West railway station is situated on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway.[4]

National Highway 109 also runs through the district.

See also

References

  1. Web site: 平安概况.
  2. Web site: 2022 . zh:2022年统计用区划代码 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321175935/http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2022/63/02/630203.html . 2023-03-21 . 2023-09-15 . . zh.
  3. Web site: http://search.huochepiao.com/huochezhan/jieshao/2121.htm . zh-cn . zh:平安驿火车站 . zh:火车票网. March 16, 2020.
  4. Web site: http://search.huochepiao.com/huochezhan/jieshao/4024.htm . zh-cn . zh:海东西火车站 . zh:火车票网. March 16, 2020.

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