Ningjin County
宁津县 | |
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Coordinates: 37°39′07″N 116°48′00″E / 37.652°N 116.800°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
Area | |
• Total | 833 km2 (322 sq mi) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 463,300 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 253400 |
Ningjin County (simplified Chinese: 宁津县; traditional Chinese: 寧津縣; pinyin: Níngjīn Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou.
The population was 444,038 in 1999.[3]
Ningjin has been famous for its acrobatics from as early as during the Han dynasty. In 1995 the Ministry of Culture designated Ningjin as the hometown of Chinese acrobatics.[4][5]