Ping'an District () formerly known as Ping'anyi (), is an administrative

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and the seat of the city of

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, in the east of

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Province, China, located about east from

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. Its postal code is 810600, and its population is 127,480, 29.4% of whom belong to

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. The area is known for its

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resources. During the

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it was known as Anyi County, and as Zhongge during the

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, then as Pingrong and Ping'an during the Ming and

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respectively. In 2015, Ping'an

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became Ping'an District.

Administrative divisions

Ping'an District is divided into two subdistricts, one

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, five townships, and one other

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. The district's two subdistricts are () and Xiaoxia Subdistrict (). The district's sole town is Sanhe (). The district's five township-level divisions are (), Shihuiyao Township (), Gucheng Township (), Shagou Township (), and ().

Climate

Transportation

The district is served by two train stations: the , and the . The Ping'anyi railway station was first built in 1959 and is operated by the China Railway Qingzang Group. The station is situated on the Lanzhou–Qinghai railway. The Haidong West railway station is situated on the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway. National Highway 109 also runs through the district.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20130718064031/http://www.hdpa.gov.cn/ - People's Government Web site *https://web.archive.org/web/20100127174358/http://www.qh.xinhuanet.com/pax/zfwq.htm - xinhuanet *http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/63qh/2121pa.htm - Qinghai Province - China - Administrative Division *http://www.pancsw.gov.cn/ - Ping'An County Rural Business Information Network Ping'an County Haidong {{Qinghai-geo-stub

Administrative divisions

Climate

Transportation

See also

References

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