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