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Lingtai County (simplified Chinese: 灵台县; traditional Chinese: 靈台縣; pinyin: Língtái Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744400, and in 1999 its population was 226,576 people. It was first established in 605 AD.[2]

Lingtai County 灵台县
County
Lingtai Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°03′43″N 107°25′33″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Gansu
Prefecture-level city	Pingliang
Area
• Total	2,038 km2 (787 sq mi)
Highest elevation [1]	1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Lowest elevation [1]	890 m (2,920 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	229,100
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	744400
Website	www.lingtai.gov.cn

Lingtai is named after the Lingtai acupuncture point, since one of the founders of acupuncture, Huangfu Mi, was born in Lingtai. In ancient history it was known as Mixu (密须).[3]

Administrative divisions

Lingtai County is divided to 1 Subdistricts, 9 towns 4 townships and 1 other.[4]

Subdistricts

• Chengshi residential community (城市社区街道)

Towns

Zhongtai (中台镇) Shaozhai (邵寨镇) Dudian (独店镇) Shizi (什字镇) Chaona (朝那镇)

Xitun (西屯镇) Shangliang (上良镇) Baili (百里镇) Puwo (蒲窝镇)

Townships

Xinkai Township(新开乡) Liangyuan Township(梁原乡)

Longmen Township(龙门乡) Xinghuo Township(星火乡)

Others

• Wanbaochuan Farm(万宝川农场)

Born in Lingtai

• Huangfu Mi, author and physician
• Niu Sengru, government official

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

References

• Official website (Chinese)

На других языках

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- [en] Lingtai County

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[ru] Линтай

Линта́й (кит. упр. 灵台, пиньинь Língtái) — уезд городского округа Пинлян провинции Ганьсу (КНР). Название уезда означает «живое возвышение» и связано с историей о том, как чжоуский Вэнь-ван разгромил находившееся в этих местах государство Ми (密国).

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