Qingchuan County

Qingchuan County
青川县
Location of Qingchuan County (red) and Guangyuan (yellow) within Sichuan
Location of Qingchuan County (red) and Guangyuan (yellow) within Sichuan
Coordinates: 32°34′30″N 105°14′20″E / 32.575°N 105.239°E / 32.575; 105.239
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityGuangyuan
County seatQiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
Area
 • Total3,269 km2 (1,262 sq mi)
Population
 • Total248,000
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
648100
Area code0839
Websitewww.cnqc.gov.cn

Qingchuan County (Chinese: 青川县; pinyin: Qīngchuān Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, bordering the provinces of Gansu to the north and Shaanxi to the northeast. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan. It has an area of 3269 square kilometers and a population of 248,000,[1] including Han Chinese as well as Hui people.

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Qingchuan County, People's Daily Online, visited on May 14, 2008.