Zhengning County
County in Gansu, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Zhengning County
正宁县 | |
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Coordinates: 35°29′30″N 108°21′36″E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Qingyang |
County seat | Shanhe |
Area | |
• Total | 1,319.5 km2 (509.5 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 244,900 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 745300 |
Website | www |
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]
In 1635, rebel leader Li Zicheng fought a battle against Ming dynasty general Cao Wenzhao (zh:曹文诏) in Zhengning.[3]