Pingtan County

Pingtan
平潭县 / 平潭縣
Pʻing-tʻan
Downtown Pingtan
Location of Pingtan in Fuzhou
Pingtan
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates (Pingtan government): 25°29′55″N 119°47′25″E / 25.49861°N 119.79028°E / 25.49861; 119.79028
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
SeatTancheng
Area
  County
6,435 km2 (2,485 sq mi)
  Land371.91 km2 (143.60 sq mi)
  Water6,064 km2 (2,341 sq mi)  94.2%
Elevation
44 m (143 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  County
385,981
  Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
  Urban
207,444 (53.7%)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0591
Websiteenglish.pingtan.gov.cn
Pingtan County
Traditional Chinese平潭
Simplified Chinese平潭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngtán Xiàn
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUCBìng-tàng-gâing

Pingtan County (Chinese: 平潭) is a county comprising 126 islands in the Taiwan Strait, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China. Now it is also the subject of Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone (平潭综合实验区). The main island is Haitan Island (海坛岛; Hāi-tàng Dō).