Pingdingshan

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Pingdingshan
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Simplified	平顶山
- Traditional	平頂山
- Pinyin	Píngdǐngshān
Pingdingshan in Henan
Pingdingshan Location in China
Coordinates: 33°44′N 113°18′E / 33.733, 113.3
Country	China
Province	Henan
Area
- Total	7,882 km² (3,043.3 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,800,000
- Density	609/km² (1,577.3/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	Unknown
Area code(s)	375
GDP	¥5,656 per capita (2000)
Major Nationalities	Han, Hui
County-level divisions	10
Township-level divisions	124
Website: http://www.pds.gov.cn

Pingdingshan (simplified Chinese: 平顶山; traditional Chinese: 平頂山; pinyin: Píngdǐngshān), also known as the Eagle City, with 891,814 inhabitants (estimated 2006) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the north, Xuchang and Luohe to the east, Zhumadian to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, and Luoyang to the west.

[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.

• Xinhua District (新华区)
• Weidong District (卫东区)
• Zhanhe District (湛河区)
• Shilong District (石龙区)
• Ruzhou City (汝州市)
• Wugang City (舞钢市)
• Lushan County (鲁山县)
• Baofeng County (宝丰县)
• Ye County (叶县)
• Jia County (郏县)

[edit] Colleges and universities

• Pingdingshan University

[edit] External links

• Government website of Pingdingshan (in Simplified Chinese)

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