Pingwu County

Pingwu County (Chinese: 平武县; pinyin: Píngwǔ Xiàn) is a county located in the north of Sichuan province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Mianyang.

Pingwu County
平武县ཕེན་བོས་རྫོང
Bao'en Temple in Pingwu County
Location of Pingwu County (red) and Mianyang City (yellow) in Sichuan
Coordinates: 32°24′36″N 104°33′22″E
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Prefecture-level cityMianyang
County seatLong'an
Area
  Total5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi)
Highest elevation5,588 m (18,333 ft)
Lowest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total126,357
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
622550
Area code0816
Websitewww.pingwu.gov.cn

It has an area of 5,959.71 km2 (2,301.06 sq mi) and a population of 180,000 in 2018, making it one of the smallest counties by population in Sichuan.

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