Taibai County | |
Settlement Type: | County |
Image Map1: | Location of Baoji Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png |
Map Caption1: | Baoji in Shaanxi |
Coordinates: | 34.058°N 107.319°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Baoji |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2780 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 51513 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 1543 |
Timezone: | China standard time |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Postal Code: | 721600 |
Elevation Min M: | 740 |
Elevation Max Point: | Mount Taibai |
Elevation Max M: | 3771 |
Taibai County is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji.
Taibai County is located west of the Qin Mountains and southeast of downtown Baoji. It is named after nearby Mount Taibai, a major peak of the Qin Mountains. It has five towns and three townships, including 66 administrative villages, and covers an area of 2780km2. It has a population of 52,000. The county was first established on December 27, 1952, being part of neighboring counties before then.[1]
The county is noted for its high air quality, 92% of the county is covered by forests.[2]
As 2020, Taibai County is divided to 7 towns.[3] In 2001, Baiyun township was merged into Zuitou and Erlangba township was merged into Huangbaiyuan. In 2011, Guanglong township was merged into Yingge, and Huangbaiyuan and Wangjialeng were changed from township to town.[4]
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