Tongwei County

Tongwei County
通渭县
Landscape of Tongwei County
Landscape of Tongwei County
Tongwei in Dingxi
Tongwei in Dingxi
Dingxi in Gansu
Dingxi in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°12′40″N 105°14′33″E / 35.2112°N 105.2424°E / 35.2112; 105.2424
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityDingxi
County seatPingxiang
Area
 • Land2,908.5 km2 (1,123.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
438,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
743300

Tongwei County is located in the middle of Gansu province, the People's Republic of China, with east longitude between 104°57' and north latitude between 34°55' and 35°29'. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi. Its postal code is 743300. The total population at the end of 2009 was 458 thousand, including agricultural population of 405.8 thousand which accounts for 88.6% of the total population, and the total number of households were 110.1 thousand, including 87.5 thousand rural households that account for 79.47% of the total households. Tongwei County is thus an area that is predominant on agriculture. Due to the loess landscape with steep gullies, the roads and rural settlement layout is very unevenly distributed.