Pingyuan County, Shandong

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Pingyuan County is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. It has an area of 1,050 km2.

History

At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of Pingyuan Commandery. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion. The population was 437,584 in 1999.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships.

Climate

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