Qingchuan County

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 32°36′0″N 105°12′50″E / 32.6, 105.21389
Qingchuan County
— County —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Chinese	青川县
- Pinyin	Qīngchuān Xiàn
Location of Qingchuan County within Guangyuan, Sichuan
Qingchuan County Location in China
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Guangyuan
County seat	Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
Area
- Total	3,271 km² (1,262.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total	248,000
- Density	75.8/km² (196.4/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	648100
Area code(s)	0839
Website: http://www.cnqc.gov.cn/

Qingchuan County (Chinese: 青川县; Pinyin: Qīngchuān Xiàn) is a county in Guangyuan, Sichuan, China.

It has an area of 3271 square kilometers and a population of 248,000.^[1] On May 12, 2008 a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the region causing widespread devastation.^[2]

[edit] Administrative divisions

Qingchuan has 8 towns, 25 townships, and 2 Ethnic townships.

Towns:
- Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
- Qingxi (青溪镇)
- Fangshi (房石镇)
- Guanzhuang (关庄镇)
- Liangshui (凉水镇)
- Zhuyuan (竹园镇)
- Muyu (木鱼镇)
- Shazhou (沙州镇)
- Yaodu (姚渡镇)
Townships
- Huangping (黄坪乡)
- Wali (瓦砾乡)
- Kongxi (孔溪乡)
- Chaba (茶坝乡)
- Daba (大坝乡)
- Qiaolou (桥楼乡)
- Sanguo (三锅乡)
- Le'ansi (乐安寺乡)
- Qianjin (前进乡)
- Quhe (曲河乡)
- Magong (马公乡)
- Shiba (石坝乡)
- Hongguang (红光乡)
- Suhe (苏河乡)
- Maoba (茅坝乡)
- Louzi (楼子乡)
- Jinzishan (金子山乡)
- Malu (马鹿乡)
- Qifo (七佛乡)
- Jianfeng (建峰乡)
- Baijia (白家乡)
- Banqiao (板桥乡)
- Qima (骑马乡)
- Guanyindian (观音店乡)
- Yingpan (营盘乡)
Ethnic townships
- Dayuan Hui (大院回族乡)
- Haoxi Hui (蒿溪回族乡)
Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve (唐家河国家级自然保护区)