Ningdu County () is a

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in the southeast of

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province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost

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under the administration of the

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The village of Xiaoyuan in Ningdu County was the site of the 1932

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of the

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during which

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was removed from his leadership positions.''Dictionary of contemporary Chinese military history''
Larry M. Wortzel,

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, ABC-CLIO, 1999, page 190.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Ningdu County has 12 towns and 12 townships. ;12 towns ;12 townships

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Ningdu County government
Ganzhou County-level divisions of Jiangxi {{Jiangxi-geo-stub