Pingwu County
Encyclopedia
Pingwu County is a county in Mianyang
, Sichuan
province, China
.
It has an area of 5959.71 square kilometers and a population of 190,000 in 2004.
, 7 townships
, and 9 ethnic townships.
habitat in China, i.e. the Minshan Mountains. Close to the Baima Ethnic township, for example, the national Panda reserve "Wanglang" is located. The WWF
has conducted an Integrated Community Development Project in the Baima township to reduce direct and indirect poaching threats to the panda population. A great temple named "Baoensi" also locates there.
Mianyang
Mianyang is the second largest prefecture-level city of Sichuan province in Southwest China. Its administrative area includes the city proper of Mianyang, with 985,586 inhabitants in the built up area , the county-level city of Jiangyou, and six counties, covering an area of over and a population...
, Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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It has an area of 5959.71 square kilometers and a population of 190,000 in 2004.
Administrative divisions
Pingwu County has 9 townsTown (China)
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...
, 7 townships
Townships of the People's Republic of China
Townships formally township level divisions is the basic level of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages...
, and 9 ethnic townships.
- Towns:
- Long'an (龙安镇)
- Gucheng (古城镇)
- Nanba (南坝镇)
- Xiangyan (响岩镇)
- Pingtong (平通镇)
- Doukou (豆叩镇)
- Dayin (大印镇)
- Daqiao (大桥镇)
- Shuijing (水晶镇)
- Townships:
- Gaocun (高村乡)
- Shuitian (水田乡)
- Bazi (坝子乡)
- Shuiguan (水观乡)
- Tucheng (土城乡)
- Jiubao (旧堡乡)
- Kuoda (阔达乡)
- Ethnic Townships:
- Pingnan (平南羌族乡)
- Xutang (徐塘羌族乡)
- Suojiang (锁江羌族乡)
- Huangyangguan (黄羊关藏族乡)
- Huya (虎牙藏族乡)
- Si'er (泗耳藏族乡)
- Baima (白马藏族乡)
- Muzuo (木座藏族乡)
- Mupi (木皮藏族乡)
Attractions
Pingwu county is the center of the biggest remaining Giant PandaGiant Panda
The giant panda, or panda is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo...
habitat in China, i.e. the Minshan Mountains. Close to the Baima Ethnic township, for example, the national Panda reserve "Wanglang" is located. The WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
has conducted an Integrated Community Development Project in the Baima township to reduce direct and indirect poaching threats to the panda population. A great temple named "Baoensi" also locates there.