Pingguo (; za, Bingzgoj Si) is a city of west-central
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...
, China. It is the easternmost
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 the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Baise
Baise (; local pronunciation: ), or Bose, is the westernmost prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China bordering Vietnam as well as the provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan. The city has a population of 4.3 million, of which 1.4 million live in the ...
. Two thirds of the population are
Zhuang.
The Pingguo Industry Park hosts an important part of China's
aluminum
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. It ha ...
industry.
Since 2009, an
ITF international tennis tournament has been held annually in Pingguo.
Administrative divisions
There are nine towns and three townships in the city:
Towns:
*
Matou (),
Xin'an (),
Guohua (),
Taiping (),
Pozao (),
Sitang (),
Jiucheng (),
Bangxu (),
Fengwu Town ()
Townships:
*
Haicheng Township (),
Liming Township (),
Tonglao Township ()
Climate
See also
*
Pingguoyuan (disambiguation)
References
External links
Counties and cities in Baise
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