Wangqing County

Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현
Wangqing is located in Jilin
Wangqing
Wangqing
Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E / 43.317°N 129.767°E / 43.317; 129.767
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
County seatWangqing Town (汪清镇)
Area
 • Total8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 • Total260,000
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
133200
Wangqing County
Simplified Chinese汪清县
Traditional Chinese汪清縣
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWāngqīng Xiàn
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl왕청현
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationWangcheong-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerWangch’ŏng-hyŏn
South Korean name
Hangul왕칭 현
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationWangching Hyeon
McCune–ReischauerWangch'ing Hyŏn

Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.