Changting County
Changting County
长汀县 Tingzhou | |
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Location of Changting in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 25°41′N 116°20′E / 25.683°N 116.333°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Longyan |
| County seat | Tingzhou |
| Area | |
| 3,099 km2 (1,197 sq mi) | |
| Population (2020) | 397,470 |
| • Urban | 212,617 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
ⓘ (simplified Chinese: 长汀; traditional Chinese: 長汀; pinyin: Chángtīng; Hakka: Tshòng-tin), also known as Tingzhou or Tingchow (汀州; Tīngzhōu), is a county in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China. With a population of 397,470 in 2020 and an area of 3,099 square kilometres (1,197 sq mi), Changting is one of the largest counties in the province. The majority of the population belongs to the Hakka people and speaks Changting dialect, a dialect of Hakka Chinese. The Changting dialect is mutually unintelligible with the Meixian dialect, which is another Hakka language spoken in Guangdong.
The county seat is the town of Tingzhou.