Pingwu County

Pingwu County
平武县ཕེན་བོས་རྫོང
Bao'en Temple in Pingwu County
Bao'en Temple in Pingwu County
Location of Pingwu County (red) and Mianyang City (yellow) in Sichuan
Location of Pingwu County (red) and Mianyang City (yellow) in Sichuan
Coordinates: 32°24′36″N 104°33′22″E / 32.410°N 104.556°E / 32.410; 104.556
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityMianyang
County seatLong'an
Area
 • Total5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi)
Highest elevation5,588 m (18,333 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total126,357
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
622550
Area code0816
Websitewww.pingwu.gov.cn

Pingwu County (Chinese: 平武县; pinyin: Píngwǔ Xiàn) is a county located in the north of Sichuan province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.

It has an area of 5,959.71 km2 (2,301.06 sq mi)[2] and a population of 180,000 in 2018, making it one of the smallest counties by population in Sichuan.[3]

  1. ^ "绵阳市第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)——全市人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Mianyang. 2021-05-28.
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Geography of Pingwu County Archived 2008-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Pingwu County Government, visited on May 14, 2008.
  3. ^ 网易 (2021-03-30). "四川省一县级市,人口仅18万,建县历史超1700年!". www.163.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.