Pingyi County () is a county in the south of

Shandong Province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...

, China. It is the westernmost

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of the

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Linyi Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo t ...

. It has a land area of and a population of in 2001. Its special local products are

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and

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. The second highest mountain in Shandong, Mount Meng, is located in Bianqiao Town.

Administrative divisions

Pingyi County consists of 14 towns and 2 townships. ;Towns ;Townships *Ziqiu Township () *Weizhuang Township ()

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Pingyi County
Counties of Shandong Linyi {{Shandong-geo-stub