Jingchuan County

Jingchuan County (simplified Chinese: 泾川县; traditional Chinese: 涇川縣; pinyin: Jīngchuān Xiàn) is a county under jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Pingliang, in the east of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the southeast. It has a land area of 1,486 square kilometers. The county is named after the Jing River. In 2020 it had a population of 356,200, over 300,000 of whom in the rural area.

Jingchuan County
泾川县
Kingchwan
Jingchuan in Pingliang
Pingliang in Gansu
Coordinates (Jingchuan government): 35°19′58″N 107°22′04″E
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityPingliang
County seatChengguan
Area
  County1,409.3 km2 (544.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Lowest elevation
930 m (3,050 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  County356,200
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
  Rural
317,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
744300
Websitewww.jingchuan.gov.cn/index.html
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