Pinghu
平湖市 | |
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 Location of Pinghu City within Jiaxing | |
  Pinghu Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 30°42′N 121°01′E / 30.700°N 121.017°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaxing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 536 km2 (207 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 703,500[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 314200 |
| Area code | 0573 |
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| Chinese | 平湖 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful Lake(s) Pacified Lake(s) | ||||||||
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Pinghu is a county-level city in the east of Jiaxing's administrative area, in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering Shanghai to the northeast. It sits next to the East China Sea and the north shore of Hangzhou Bay. Prior to the Ming dynasty, Pinghu was part of Haiyan County. In 1430 Pinghu County was established. In 1991 Pinghu became a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiaxing.
- ^ 2019年平湖市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 (in Chinese). 平湖市政府网. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-05-16.