Boxing County

Boxing County
博兴县
Boxing
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°09′16″N 118°06′39″E / 37.1545°N 118.1107°E / 37.1545; 118.1107
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityBinzhou
Established date923 AD (est.)
Government
  County Party SecretaryJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
  County MayorYin Meiying (殷梅英)
  County Congress ChairmanJiao Benqiang (焦本强)
Area
  County
900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  County
504,900
  Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
256500
Area code0543
GDP2015
 - TotalCNY 31.5 billion
$ 4.56 billion
 - Per capitaCNY 6,5000 /$ 9,400
 - Growth
License plate prefixes鲁M
Websitewww.boxing.gov.cn
Boxing County
Traditional Chinese博興
Simplified Chinese博兴
Literal meaningAmply Rising County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBóxīng Xiàn
Wade–GilesPo-hsing Hsien
Former names
Putai at the head of the Yellow River in 1878
Traditional Chinese蒲台
Simplified Chinese蒲台
Literal meaningBullrush Terrace County
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPútái Xiàn
Wade–GilesP'u-t'ai Hsien

Boxing County is a county of Binzhou in Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China.