Boxing County

Boxing County
博兴县
Boxing is located in Shandong
Boxing
Boxing
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°09′16″N 118°06′39″E / 37.1545°N 118.1107°E / 37.1545; 118.1107
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityBinzhou
Established date923 AD (est.)[1]
Government
 • County Party SecretaryJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
 • County MayorYin Meiying (殷梅英)
 • County Congress ChairmanJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
Area
 • County
900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2019)[4]
 • County
504,900
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
256500
Area code0543
GDP2015
 - TotalCNY 31.5 billion
$ 4.56 billion
 - Per capitaCNY 6,5000 /$ 9,400
 - GrowthIncrease
License plate prefixes鲁M
Websitewww.boxing.gov.cn
Boxing County
Traditional Chinese博興
Simplified Chinese博兴
Literal meaningAmply Rising County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBóxīng Xiàn
Wade–GilesPo-hsing Hsien
Former names
Putai at the head of the Yellow River in 1878[6]
Traditional Chinese蒲台
Simplified Chinese蒲台
Literal meaningBullrush Terrace County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPútái Xiàn
Wade–GilesP'u-t'ai Hsien

Boxing County is a county of Binzhou in Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China.

  1. ^ 博兴县建制沿革 [Boxing County History] (in Simplified Chinese). Boxing County Official Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ 博兴县自然环境 [Geographical Environment] (in Simplified Chinese). Boxing County Official Website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  5. ^ "Township divisions". the Official Website of tGovernment. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ "China", Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, 1878.