Suiping County Explained

Suiping County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:463100
Settlement Type:County
Coordinates:33.146°N 114.013°W
Pushpin Map:China Henan
Pushpin Label:Suiping
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Henan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Henan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Zhumadian
Area Total Km2:1080
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:431700
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Suiping County is a county in the south of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of Zhumadian City.

It is claimed to be the origin county of the surname Fang (房). During the Western Zhou it was the seat of the Fang State.[3]

The Jixiashan Satellite Commune, established in 1958, was China's first People's commune.

Administrative divisions

As 2021, this county is divided to 5 subdistricts, 8 towns, 2 townships and 3 others.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Quyang Subdistrict (Chinese: 瞿阳街道)
  • Chezhan Subdistrict (Chinese: 车站街道)
  • Wufang Subdistrict (吴房街道)
  • Lianhuahu Subdistrict (Chinese: 莲花湖街道)
  • Chutang Subdistrict (褚堂街道)
Towns
  • Yushan (Chinese: 玉山镇)
  • Chakushan (Chinese: 查岈山镇)
  • Shizhaipu (Chinese: 石寨铺镇)
  • Hexing (Chinese: 和兴镇)
  • Shenzhai (Chinese: 沈寨镇)
  • Yangfeng (Chinese: 阳丰镇)
  • Changzhuang (Chinese: 常庄镇)
  • Huazhuang (Chinese: 花庄镇)
Townships
  • Huaishu Township(Chinese: 槐树乡)
  • Wencheng Township(Chinese: 文城乡)
Others

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
  2. Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
  3. Web site: 遂平县人民政府网 . 2025-01-10 . www.suiping.gov.cn.
  4. Web site: 2021年统计用区划代码 . 2022-12-14 . www.stats.gov.cn.