Pengyang County

Pengyang County (simplified Chinese: 彭阳县; traditional Chinese: 彭陽縣; pinyin: Péngyáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Guyuan city in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 3241 square kilometers, and a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Characteristics

Pengyang County is an agricultural county. Its primary agricultural product is wheat, but in recent years the county has also developed forestry. In this it is a model county for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The county government is located in the town of Baiyang, and the county's postal code is 756500.

County-level divisions of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Yinchuan (capital)

Prefecture-level cities

Yinchuan	Xingqing District Jinfeng District Xixia District Lingwu City Yongning County Helan County

Shizuishan	Dawukou District Huinong District Pingluo County

Wuzhong	Litong District Hongsibu District Qingtongxia City Yanchi County Tongxin County

Guyuan	Yuanzhou District Xiji County Longde County Jingyuan County Pengyang County

Zhongwei	Shapotou District Zhongning County Haiyuan County

Coordinates: 35°58′N 106°39′E / 35.967°N 106.650°E / 35.967; 106.650

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