Pingyao County

Pingyao County 平遥县
County
Pingyao Ancient City
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 112°10′35″E / 37.1896°N 112.1763°E / 37.1896; 112.1763Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 112°10′35″E / 37.1896°N 112.1763°E / 37.1896; 112.1763
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shanxi
Prefecture-level city	Jinzhong
Area
• Total	1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	502,712
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	031100
Area code(s)	0354
Website	www.pingyao.gov.cn

Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong Prefecture in central Shanxi Province, China. Pingyao, its eponymous seat of government, is a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming & Qing dynasties. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhong, and, as of 2010, it had 502,712 residents.

Administrative divisions

Pingyao County administers 5 towns and 9 townships:^[1]

See also

• List of counties in Shanxi

References