Zhengning County is a county in the east of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the east and south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qingyang. Its postal code is 745300, and its population in 1999 was 225,043 people.
It was established in 420 AD during the Northern Wei dynasty as Yongzhou County. In 598 during the Sui dynasty it became Luochuan County, named after the county seat Luochuan. By the Tang dynasty it was named Zhenning County, and received the current name Zhengning during the Qing dynasty.[1][2]
Zhengning County's important agriculture products are tobacco, scallion and apples. It also has several coal mines.[4] Locals also make wicker dustpans.[5]
Administrative divisions
Zhengning County is divided to 8 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[6] The county government is located in Shanhe town. Until 1930, it was governed from Luochuan (35°19′17″N108°12′45″E / 35.3213°N 108.2125°E / 35.3213; 108.2125).[7] In 2005 Luochuan was abolished as a township and placed under Yonghe town.[2]
Towns
Shanhe (山河镇)
Yulinzi (榆林子镇)
Gonghe (宫河镇)
Yonghe (永和镇)
Yongzheng (永正镇)
Zhoujia (周家镇)
Qiutou (湫头镇)
Xipo (西坡镇)
Township
Sanjia Township (三嘉乡)
Ethnic township
Wuqingyuan Hui Ethnic Township (五顷原回族乡
Climate
Climate data for Zhengning, elevation 1,482 m (4,862 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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