Qingchuan County

Qingchuan County
County
Chinese transcription(s)
• Chinese	青川县
• Pinyin	Qīngchuān Xiàn
Location of Qingchuan County within Guangyuan, Sichuan
Qingchuan County Location in China
Coordinates: 32°36′0″N 105°12′50″E / 32.60000°N 105.21389°ECoordinates: 32°36′0″N 105°12′50″E / 32.60000°N 105.21389°E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Guangyuan
County seat	Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
Area
• Total	3,271 km^2 (1,263 sq mi)
Population
• Total	248,000
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	648100
Area code(s)	0839
Website	http://www.cnqc.gov.cn/

Qingchuan County (Chinese: 青川县; Pinyin: Qīngchuān Xiàn) is a county in Sichuan, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city Guangyuan. It has an area of 3271 square kilometers and a population of 248,000,^[1] including Han Chinese as well as Hui people.

On May 12, 2008 a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the region causing widespread devastation.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Qingchuan has 8 towns, 25 townships, and 2 Ethnic townships.

• Towns:
  • Qiaozhuang (乔庄镇)
  • Qingxi (青溪镇)
  • Fangshi (房石镇)
  • Guanzhuang (关庄镇)
  • Liangshui (凉水镇)
  • Zhuyuan (竹园镇)
  • Muyu (木鱼镇)
  • Shazhou (沙州镇)
  • Yaodu (姚渡镇)
• Townships
  • Huangping (黄坪乡)
  • Wali (瓦砾乡)
  • Kongxi (孔溪乡)
  • Chaba (茶坝乡)
  • Daba (大坝乡)
  • Qiaolou (桥楼乡)
  • Sanguo (三锅乡)
  • Le'ansi (乐安寺乡)
  • Qianjin (前进乡)
  • Quhe (曲河乡)
  • Magong (马公乡)
  • Shiba (石坝乡)
  • Hongguang (红光乡)
  • Suhe (苏河乡)
  • Maoba (茅坝乡)
  • Louzi (楼子乡)
  • Jinzishan (金子山乡)
  • Malu (马鹿乡)
  • Qifo (七佛乡)
  • Jianfeng (建峰乡)
  • Baijia (白家乡)
  • Banqiao (板桥乡)
  • Qima (骑马乡)
  • Guanyindian (观音店乡)
  • Yingpan (营盘乡)
• Ethnic townships
  • Dayuan Hui (大院回族乡)
  • Haoxi Hui (蒿溪回族乡)
• Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve (唐家河国家级自然保护区)

References

1. (Chinese) Profile of Qingchuan County, People's Daily Online, visited on May 14, 2008.
2. Massive quake kills thousands in China - China earthquake - MSNBC.com

External links

• Official website of Qingchuan County Government