Pingdingshan

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—  Prefecture-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Simplified	平顶山
- Traditional	平頂山
- Pinyin	Píngdǐngshān
Nickname(s): Eagle City
Pingdingshan in Henan
Pingdingshan Location in China
Coordinates: 33°44′N 113°18′E / 33.733°N 113.3°E / 33.733; 113.3
Country	China
Province	Henan
Government
- Secretary of Municipal Committee of the CPC	Deng Yongjian
Area
- Total	7,882 km2 (3,043.3 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	5,200,000
- Density	659.7/km2 (1,708.7/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	467000
Area code(s)	375
GDP	¥5,656 per capita (2000)
Major Nationalities	Han, Hui
County-level divisions	10
Township-level divisions	124
Website	http://www.pds.gov.cn

Pingdingshan (simplified Chinese: 平顶山; traditional Chinese: 平頂山; pinyin: Píngdǐngshān; Postal map spelling: Pingtingshan), also known as the Eagle City, with approximately 5.2 million inhabitants is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, People's Republic of China.

Geography

It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the north, Xuchang and Luohe to the east, Zhumadian to the southeast, Nanyang to the south, and Luoyang to the west.

History

Pingdingshan was founded in 1957. In Chinese, Pingdingshan means a flat mountain; people named Pingdingshan as the city's name because there is a very flat mountain located near the city. The reason for the Eagle City can be traced back to two thousand years ago during the Spring and Autumn Annals. There was a small royal country named Ying that lived around Pingdingshan. While in ancient time, the word "Ying" means Eagle, therefore people also call Pingdingshan as the Eagle City.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan administers 4 districts, 2 county-level cities and 4 counties.

• Xinhua District (新华区) Area: 157Km^2，Population: 360 thousand, Post code: 467002
• Weidong District (卫东区) Area: 103Km^2，Population: 290 thousand, Post code: 467021
• Zhanhe District (湛河区) Area: 124Km^2，Population: 220 thousand, Post code: 467000
• Shilong District (石龙区) Area: 35Km^2，Population: 60 thousand, Post code: 467045
• Ruzhou City (汝州市) Area: 1573Km^2，Population: 960 thousand, Post code: 467500
• Wugang City (舞钢市) Area: 640Km^2，Population: 310 thousand, Post code: 462500
• Lushan County (鲁山县) Area: 2406Km^2，Population: 830 thousand, Post code: 467002
• Baofeng County (宝丰县) Area: 722Km^2，Population: 480 thousand, Post code: 467400
• Ye County (叶县) Area: 1387Km^2，Population: 820 thousand, Post code: 467200
• Jia County (郏县) Area: 727Km^2，Population: 560 thousand, Post code: 467100

Colleges and universities

• Pingdingshan University
• Pingdingshan Institute of Technology^[1]

See also

• Pingdingshan massacre 1932
• 2009 Henan mine disaster

References

External links

• Pingdingshan Municipal People's Government (in Simplified Chinese)
• Pingdingshan Information Portal
• Pingdingshan News Network
• Pingdingshan Economic Network

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