Xiping County

Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.

Xiping County

西平县

Siping
County
Xiping
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityZhumadian
Area
 • Total1,098 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total682,200
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
463900
Xiping station in February 2009

The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period till the Jin Dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang Dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.

Administration

It administers 3 sub-district offices, 6 towns, 9 townships, 1 ethnic township and 2 others.[3]

Subdistricts
  • Baicheng Subdistrict (柏城街道)
  • Baiting Subdistrict (柏亭街道)
  • Baiyuan Subdistrict (柏苑街道)
Towns
  • Wugouying (五沟营镇)
  • Quanzhai (权寨镇)
  • Shiling (师灵镇)
  • Chushan (出山镇)
  • Penyao (盆尧镇)
  • Leizu (嫘祖镇)
Townships
  • Zhongqu Township (重渠乡)
  • Renhe Township
  • Songji Township (宋集乡)
  • Tandian Township (谭店乡)
  • Lumiao Township (芦庙乡)
  • Yangzhuang Township (杨庄乡)
  • Zhuantan Township (专探乡)
  • Erlang Township (二郎乡)
  • Jiaozhuang Township (焦庄乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Caizhai Hui Ethnic Township (蔡寨回族乡)
Others
  • Laowangpo Farm (老王坡农场)
  • Industrial Cluster Area (产业集聚区)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. "2017年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2019-11-21.


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