Zouping
Zouping (simplified Chinese: 邹平市; traditional Chinese: 鄒平市; pinyin: Zōupíng Shì) is a county-level city of Shandong province.
Zouping 邹平市 | |
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  Zouping Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′47″N 117°44′35″E | |
| County-level city | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Binzhou |
| Elevation | 40 m (132 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 684,079 (1,999)[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Geography
The city is located on the northern edge of the mountainous central portion of the province. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Binzhou, but is only 28 kilometres (17 mi) west of downtown Zibo.
Economy
Zouping is one of the richest counties in the country.[2] Its economic prosperity has depended on the development of the aluminum industry.[2]
The Qixing Group and Hongqiao Group, two large players in the aluminum production industry and pillars of local industry are based in the county.[2]
References
- National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- Tang, Frank (April 23, 2017). "The county at the centre of a Chinese debt crisis". South China Morning Post.
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