Pingyuan County, Shandong
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| Pingyuan County 平原县 |
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| Coordinates: 37°10′N 116°26′E / 37.167°N 116.433°ECoordinates: 37°10′N 116°26′E / 37.167°N 116.433°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Dezhou |
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| • Total | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Pingyuan County (simplified Chinese: 平原县; traditional Chinese: 平原縣; pinyin: Píngyuán Xiàn) is a county of northwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Dezhou City. It has an area of 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi).
[edit] History
At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of this county. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer rebellion.
The population was 437,584 in 1999.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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