Zhijin County
织金县 | |
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 Zhijin is the southernmost division in this map of Bijie | |
.png) Bijie in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates (Zhijin County government): 26°39′49″N 105°46′13″E / 26.6636°N 105.7702°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Bijie |
| County seat | Wenteng |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,865.26 km2 (1,106.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 784,119 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Zhijin County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 織金縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 织金县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Gold-Weaving County | ||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||||
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 "Ping-yuen-fou" and 2 other towns of "Koei-tcheou" from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries | |||||||||
| Pingyuan Prefecture | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 平遠府 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 平远府 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful-&-Distant Prefecture Pacified-&-Distant Prefecture | ||||||||
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Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province, China.