Pingluo County Explained

Pingluo
Native Name:Chinese: 平罗县<Br>{{lang|zh-ar|پِئٍ‌لُوَ ثِيًا
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:Location of Shizuishan Prefecture within Ningxia (China).png
Map Caption1:Shizuishan in Ningxia
Coordinates:38.9135°N 106.5234°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Ningxia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shizuishan
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Chengguan
Area Total Km2:2059.79
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:253010
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Pingluo County (Xiao'erjing: پِئٍ‌لُوَ ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shizuishan in the north of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest and east. It has a total area of 2608km2, and a population of approximately 290,000 people.

Characteristics

Situated on the shore of the Yellow River basin, Pingluo County is a well-known agricultural county. Although large and widespread areas of the county consist of low-lying swamps with high salt and alkali content that remain uncultivated, residents still use high-tech methods to undertake agriculture. Today, wheat is the primary crop, because the long sunlight hours in the county are conducive to its cultivation. The county's postal code is 753400.

Administrative divisions

Pingluo County has 7 towns and 6 townships.[1]

7 towns
6 townships

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/64/02/640221.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:平罗线. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.