Pingwu County

Pingwu County
—  County  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Chinese 平武县
 • Pinyin Píngwǔ Xiàn
Location of Pingwu within Mianyang, Sichuan
Pingwu County
Location in China
Coordinates:
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Mianyang
County seat Long'an (龙安镇)
Area
 • Total 5,959.71 km2 (2,301.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 190,000
 • Density 31.9/km2 (82.6/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 622550
Area code(s) 0816
Website http://pingwu.my.gov.cn

Pingwu County (Chinese: 平武县; pinyin: Píngwǔ Xiàn) is a county in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China.

It has an area of 5959.71 square kilometers[1] and a population of 190,000 in 2004.[2]

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Administrative divisions

Pingwu County has 9 towns, 7 townships, and 9 ethnic townships.

Attractions

Pingwu county is the center of the biggest remaining Giant Panda habitat in China, i.e. the Minshan Mountains. Close to the Baima Ethnic township, for example, the national Panda reserve "Wanglang" is located. The WWF has conducted an Integrated Community Development Project in the Baima township to reduce direct and indirect poaching threats to the panda population. A great temple named "Baoensi" also locates there.

See also

References

  1. ^ (Chinese) Geography of Pingwu County, Official website of Pingwu County Government, visited on May 14, 2008.
  2. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Pingwu County.

External links