Yongning County

Yongning 永宁县
County
Yongning in Yinchuan
Yinchuan in Ningxia
Coordinates: 38°16′39″N 106°15′11″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Ningxia
Prefecture-level city	Yinchuan
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Yongning County (simplified Chinese: 永宁县; traditional Chinese: 永寧縣; pinyin: Yǒngníng Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Yung-ning Hsien) is a county of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west. It has a total area of 1,295 km² (500 sq mi), and a population of approximately 200,000 people.

Characteristics

Yongning County is an agricultural county, with abundant resources and high quality products. In recent years, the county's major crops have been melons and vegetables. Food processing factories have been established as well. The county government is located on Yanghe Street, and the county's postal code is 750100.

Administrative divisions

Yongning County has 5 towns 1 township and 2 other.

5 towns

• Yanghe (杨和镇)
• Minning (闽宁镇)
• Wanghong (望洪镇)
• Wangyuan (望远镇)
• Lijun (李俊镇)

1 township

• Shengli (胜利乡)

2 other

• Yuquanying Farm (玉泉营农场)
• Huangyangtan Farm (黄羊滩农场)

Transportation

• China National Highway 211