Pingyao County

Pingyao
平遥县
Pingyao Ancient City
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Pingyao in Jinzhong
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Jinzhong in Shanxi
Coordinates: 37°11′23″N 112°10′35″E / 37.1896°N 112.1763°E / 37.1896; 112.1763
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJinzhong
Area
 • Total
1,260 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
502,712
 • Density399/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
031100
Area code0354
Websitewww.pingyao.gov.cn
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Pingyao County
Traditional Chinese平遙縣
Simplified Chinese平遥县
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngyáoxiàn
Wade–GilesP‘ing-yao Hsien

Pingyao County is a county in Jinzhong in central Shanxi Province, China. It is home to Pingyao Ancient City, a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction, preserving a great deal of architecture from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It spans an area of 1,260 square kilometres (490 mi2), and, as of 2010, it had 502,712 residents.

The county government is seated in Chengxi Subdistrict.