Pinglu County Explained

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.

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  1. News: 27 May 2018 . zh-hans . zh:走进平陆. http://www.pinglu.gov.cn/ZJPL/.