Pinglu County | |
Native Name: | 平陆县 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Shanxi |
Pushpin Label: | Pinglu |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the county 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: | Yuncheng |
Area Total Km2: | 1173.5 |
Population: | 205,080 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Pinglu County government |
Coordinates: | 34.8296°N 111.194°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Pinglu County is a county in southern Shanxi province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yuncheng and has a population of approximately 200,000 people. Pinglu is historically an agricultural county, producing apples, peaches, apricots, dates, and tomatoes. Local industry is largely concentrated in mining for coal, aluminum, iron, sulphur, and gypsum.[1] Pinglu has a history that dates back to the Xia dynasty. Facing Henan's Sanmenxia to the south across the Yellow River, Pinglu is on the route of the G5512 Jincheng–Xinxiang Expressway and China National Highway 209.
Pinglu was home to the Ling political family: Ling Jihua, Ling Zhengce, and Ling Wancheng.