Liangdang County
两当县 Liangtang | |
|---|---|
 Liangdang railway station | |
  Liangdang Location of the seat in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E / 33.79861°N 106.39528°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,408.73 km2 (543.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 50,429 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 742400 |
Liangdang County (simplified Chinese: 两当县; traditional Chinese: 兩當縣; pinyin: Liǎngdāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,374 km2 (531 sq mi), and a population of 50,000 in 2004. The postal code is 742400. The county seat is located in Chengguan Town. In 2017 it was the poorest county in Gansu.[1]
Liangdang is best known in China for an April 1932 uprising launched by Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping.[2]
- ^ 甘肃最穷的三个县, 你的家乡上榜了吗? (in Simplified Chinese). 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
- ^ "两当兵变".