| Pingwu County | |
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| — County — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 平武县 |
| • Pinyin | Píngwǔ Xiàn |
| Location of Pingwu within Mianyang, Sichuan | |
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Pingwu County
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| 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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Pingwu County has 9 towns, 7 townships, and 9 ethnic townships.
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.