Ningqiang County (simplified Chinese: 宁强县; traditional Chinese: 寧強縣; pinyin: Níngqiáng Xiàn) is a county and both the southwesternmost and westernmost county-level division of Shaanxi province, China, bordering both Sichuan and Gansu. It is under the administration of Hanzhong City. The source of the Han River is located in the county.[2]
Ningqiang County
宁强县 Ningkiang | |
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County | |
Station along the Yangpingguan–Ankang railway | |
![]() Location in Hanzhong | |
![]() Hanzhong in Shaanxi | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shaanxi |
Prefecture-level city | Hanzhong |
Area | |
• Total | 3,246 km2 (1,253 sq mi) |
Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,103.7 m (6,901.9 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 324,318[1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Postal code | 724400 |
Licence plates | 陕F |
Website | www |
Ningqiang is one of the counties with a sizable number of Qiang and Yi minorities.[3][4][5]
As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 500 buildings in the county collapsed and seven people were killed, making it the worst hit area in Shaanxi.[6]
The county executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hanyuan Subdistrict (汉源街道); though like many shiretowns it is conventionally also known as Chengguan (城关镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
the County oversees sixteen other towns.
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Ningqiang is served by the Yangpingguan Railway Station (阳平关站), which marks the start of the Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway, and the Ningqiangnan Railway Station (宁强南站), which is part of the Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway line, opened in 2017.[7]
The G5 Beijing-Kunming expressway and National Highway 108 both pass through Ningqiang.
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