Huating (simplified Chinese: 华亭; traditional Chinese: 華亭; pinyin: Huátíng) is a county-level city, formerly Huating County, in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Ningxia to the northwest. It is under the administration of the Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744100, and in 1999 its population was 176,941 people.

Huating 华亭市 Hwating
County-level city
Huating Location in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°13′N 106°36′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Pingliang
Area
• Total	1,183 km2 (457 sq mi)
Elevation	1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	197,000
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	744100
Website	www.gsht.gov.cn

Huating was first established in 605 CE, the first year of the Daye era, Sui dynasty (隋代大業元年). It is named after Huajian Mountain (华尖山). In 2018 Huating County was upgraded to Huating county-level city.[1]

Huating has long been a center of coal mining and porcelain production in Gansu. In 2006 it produced over 14 million tons of coal. The agriculture output of Huating is centered around walnuts, medicinal plants, in particular Ligusticum striatum, and beef cattle.[2][3]

In July 2010 13 people died in Huating County in a landslide triggered by heavy rains. Two people survived.[4]

Administrative divisions

Huating City is divided to 1 subdistricts, 7 towns, 3 townships and 1 others.[5]

Subdistricts

• Donghua (东华街道)

Towns

Townships

• Shenyu Township(神峪乡)
• Shanzhai Township(山寨乡)
• Yanxia Township (砚峡乡)

Others

• Shibaozi Development Zone Management Committee(石堡子开发区管委会)

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

References

• Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.

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