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: 32°25′N 104°30′E / 32.417°N 104.500°E / 32.417; 104.500Coordinates: 32°25′N 104°30′E / 32.417°N 104.500°E / 32.417; 104.500
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Mianyang
County seat Long'an (龙安镇)
Area
  Total 5,959.71 km2 (2,301.06 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 190,000
  Density 32/km2 (83/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]

Administrative divisions

Purple -Qiang. Red -Tibetan.

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 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.
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