Fuping County, Hebei

Fuping County
Fuping County ; 阜平县; Fowping
	County
	Fuping in Baoding
	Baoding in Hebei
	Coordinates: 38°50′56″N 114°11′42″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
County seat	Fuping Town (阜平镇)
Area
• Total	2,497 km2 (964 sq mi)
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	210,000
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	073200

Fuping (Chinese: 阜平; pinyin: Fùpíng) is a county of west-central Hebei province, China, bordering Wutai County, Shanxi to the west. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baoding, and is 93 km (58 mi) north-northwest of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. As of 2006, it had a population of 210,000 residing in an area of 2,497 km² (964 sq mi). During December 29–30, 2012 there was a nationally televised visit by Xi Jinping to the villages of Luotuowan and Gujiatai in Longquanguan township which illustrated rural poverty in China. The residents, corn farmers, have an average per capita annual income of $160. Average income for the county as a whole is 2,400 yuan ($390). Following the telecast there was a generous outpouring of aid by the Chinese public to the village. The government has pledged $40 million to Luotuowan and other villages in Fuping County.[1]

Civil war

Fuping County was a revolutionary base during the Chinese Civil War.

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns and 8 townships under the county's administration.[2]

Towns:

Fuping (阜平镇), Longquanguan (龙泉关镇), Pingyang (平阳镇), Chengnanzhuang (城南庄镇), Tianshengqiao (天生桥镇)

Townships:

Wanglinkou Township (王林口乡), Taiyu Township (台峪乡), Datai Township (大台乡), Shijiazhai Township (史家寨乡), Shawo Township (砂窝乡), Wuwangkou Township (吴王口乡), Xiazhuang Township (下庄乡), Beiguoyuan Township (北果元乡)

Transportation

China National Highway 207

Notes

"Leader's Visit Lifts a Village, Yet Lays Bare China's Woes". The New York Times. January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阜平县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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[NYT012613-1] "Leader's Visit Lifts a Village, Yet Lays Bare China's Woes". The New York Times. January 26, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.

[2] 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阜平县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2012-07-18.