Ningqiang County () is a county and both the southwesternmost and westernmost
county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
of
Shaanxi
Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...
province, China, bordering both
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...
and
Gansu
Gansu (, ; alternately romanized as Kansu) is a province in Northwest China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeast part of the province.
The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
. It is under the administration of
Hanzhong
Hanzhong (; abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west.
The founder of the Han dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as ...
City. The source of the
Han River is located in the county.
Ningqiang is one of the counties with a sizable number of
Qiang and
Yi minorities.
As a result of the
2008 Sichuan earthquake, 500 buildings in the county collapsed and seven people were killed, making it the worst hit area in Shaanxi.
Administration
The county executive, legislature and
judiciary
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are in
Hanyuan Subdistrict (); though like many shiretowns it is conventionally also known as ''Chengguan'' (), together with the
CPC and
PSB branches.
;Subdistricts ()
*
Hanyuan Subdistrict (), county seat
*
Gaozhaizi Subdistrict ()
;Towns ()
the County oversees sixteen other towns.
Climate
Transport
Ningqiang is served by the
Yangpingguan Railway Station (阳平关站), which marks the start of the
Yangpingguan–Ankang Railway
The Yangpingguan–Ankang railway or Yang'an railway (), is a single-track, electrified railroad in China between Yangpingguan and Ankang in southern Shaanxi Province. The line, in length, follows the upper reaches of the Han River and was ...
, and the Ningqiangnan Railway Station (宁强南站), which is part of the
Xi'an–Chengdu high-speed railway line, opened in 2017.
The
G5 Beijing-Kunming expressway and
National Highway 108 both pass through Ningqiang.
References
External links
Ningqiang County Official Website
County-level divisions of Shaanxi
Hanzhong
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