Pengze County () is a

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in the north of

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, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the

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. The northernmost

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of the province, it is under the administration of the

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. Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)

Administrative divisions

Pengze County has 10 towns and 3 townships. ;10 towns ;3 townships * Taipingguan () * Huangling () * Haoshan ()

Transport

Pengze is served by

Pengze railway station Pengze railway station () is a railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway in Pengze County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of co ...

on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Pengze County Government
County-level divisions of Jiangxi Jiujiang {{Jiangxi-geo-stub