Dingbian County
Dingbian County (simplified Chinese: 定边县; traditional Chinese: 定邊縣; pinyin: Dìngbiān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. It is the westernmost county-level division under the administration of Yulin City.
Dingbian County
定边县 Tingpien | |
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.jpg.webp) View of the seat of Dingbian from the Dingbian branch line of the Taiyuan–Zhongwei–Yinchuan railway | |
 Dingbian in Yulin | |
.png.webp) Yulin in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
| Established | 1731 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,920 km2 (2,670 sq mi) |
| Population () | |
| • Total | 344,900 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 718699 |
| Area code | (0)912 |
| Licence plates | 陕K |
| Website | dingbian |
Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Dingbian County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 16 towns, and 2 townships.[1]
- Subdistricts
- Dingbian Subdistrict (定边街道)
- Towns
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- Townships
- Youfangzhuang Township (油房庄乡)
- Xuezhuang Township (学庄乡)
Transportation
- China National Highway 307
- G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway
- Taiyuan-Zhongwei-Yinchuan Railway; at Dingbian, the Dingbian-Yinchuan branch joins the main Taiyuan-Zhongwei line.
References
- 2020年统计用区划代码（定边县） [2020 Statistical Division Codes (Dingbian County)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
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