Lingbao (;
postal: Lingpao) is a
county-level city
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...
and the westernmost
county-level division of
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
province, China, bordering the provinces of
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...
to the north and
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, ยง Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...
to the west. In ancient times, the
Hongnong Commandery was located approximately 20 km south of there. Since 2005, there is a HVDC back-to-back station built by ABB with a transmission rate of 360 MW.
Lingbao city has a population of 720,000 residents in 2006.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this city is divided to 10 towns and 5 townships.
;Towns
;Townships
Climate
Transportation
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China National Highway 209
See also
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Prince of Hongnong
References
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External links
Lingbao official website
County-level divisions of Henan
Sanmenxia
Cities in Henan
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