Pingguo County

Pingguo County
平果县 · Bingzgoj Yen
County
Pingguo
Coordinates: 23°19′44″N 107°35′24″E / 23.329°N 107.590°E / 23.329; 107.590Coordinates: 23°19′44″N 107°35′24″E / 23.329°N 107.590°E / 23.329; 107.590
Country People's Republic of China
Region Guangxi
Prefecture-level city Baise
Township-level divisions 8 towns
4 townships
County seat Matou (马头镇)
Area
  Total 2,485 km2 (959 sq mi)
Elevation 109 m (358 ft)
Population (2011) 507,800
Time zone China Standard
Postal code 531400
Website http://www.pingguo.gov.cn/##


Pingguo (simplified Chinese: 平果县; traditional Chinese: 平果縣; pinyin: Píngguǒ Xiàn; Zhuang: Bingzgoj Yen) is a county of west-central Guangxi, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Two thirds of the population are Zhuang.

Pingguo Industry Park hosts an important part of China's aluminum industry.[1]

Since 2009, an ITF international tennis tournament has been held annually in Pingguo County.[2]

Administrative divisions

There are 8 towns and 4 townships in the county:[3]

Towns:

  • Matou (马头镇), Xin'an (新安镇), Guohua (果化镇), Taiping (太平镇), Pozao (坡造镇), Sitang (四塘镇), Jiucheng (旧城镇), Bangxu (榜圩镇)

Townships:

  • Haicheng Township (海城乡), Fengwu Township (风梧乡), Liming Township (黎明乡), Tonglao Township (同老乡)

Climate

References

  1. "Guangxi Pinglu Group Co. Ltd". Guangxi Pinglu Group. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. "$25,000 Pingguo 2009". Women's Circuit. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:平果县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-02.


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