Xiping County
Xiping County
西平县 Siping | |
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| Coordinates: 33°23′17″N 114°01′19″E / 33.388°N 114.022°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhumadian |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098 km2 (424 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 682,200 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 463900 |
Xiping County (simplified Chinese: 西平县; traditional Chinese: 西平縣; pinyin: Xīpíng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast-central part of Henan province in the People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Zhumadian. Xiping covers an area of 1,098 square kilometres (424 sq mi) and has 840,000 inhabitants.
The place of the iron forge of Jiudian (simplified Chinese: 酒店冶铁遗址; traditional Chinese: 酒店冶鐵遺址; pinyin: Jiǔdiàn yětiě yízhǐ) from the Warring States period until the Jin dynasty and the pagoda of the Baoyan temple (宝严寺塔; 寶嚴寺塔; Bǎoyán sì tǎ) from the Tang dynasty are listed in the list of Monuments of the People's Republic of China.