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Pi County
—  County  —
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters 郫县
 • Pinyin Pí Xiàn
Location of Pi County in Sichuan, China
Country China
Province Sichuan
Prefecture Chengdu
Area
 • Total 437.5 km2 (168.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 480,000
 • Density Bad rounding here1,100/km2 (Bad rounding here2,800/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.pixian.gov.cn/

Pi County (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Pí Xiàn) is a county within Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. It is located just 10 km north-west of Chengdu's city centre. The seat of the Pixian County Government is located in Pitong Town ().

Pi County covers an area of 437.5 square kilometres, with a total population of 480,000.[1]

Pi County has over 2300 years of history—it was established by the State of Qin two years after it defeated the State of Shu, in 314 BC. It is famous throughout China for Pixian doubanjiang, a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.

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Administration [edit]

The county executive. legislature and judiciary are seated in Pitong, together with the CPC and PSB branches. There are 13 other towns in their collective purview:[2]

  • Xipu (犀浦镇)
  • Hongguang (红光镇)
  • Anjing (安靖镇)
  • Tuanjie (团结镇)
  • Tangchang (唐昌镇)
  • Sandaoyan (三道堰)
  • Xinminchang (新民场)
  • Huayuan (花园镇)
  • Ande (安德镇)
  • Tangyuan (唐元镇)
  • Deyuan (德源镇)
  • Gucheng (古城镇)
  • You`ai (友爱镇)

Transport [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Pixian China". Pixian County Government. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14. [dead link]
  2. ^ http://baike.baidu.com/view/244256.htm

External links [edit]

Coordinates: 30°50′07″N 103°53′06″E / 30.8353°N 103.885°E / 30.8353; 103.885

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