Puyang County

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Puyang County
濮阳县
County
Location of Puyang County in Puyang City
Location of Puyang County in Puyang City
Puyang County is located in Henan
Puyang County
Puyang County
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates (Puyang County government): 35°42′47″N 115°01′45″E / 35.7131°N 115.0292°E / 35.7131; 115.0292
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPuyang
Area
 • Total
1,455 km2 (562 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
980,200[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
457100

Puyang County (simplified Chinese: 濮阳县; traditional Chinese: 濮陽縣; pinyin: Púyáng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Puyang.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 8 towns and 12 townships.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Liutun (柳屯镇)
  • Wenliu (文留镇)
  • Qingzu (庆祖镇)
  • Basongqiao (八公桥镇)
  • Xuzhen (徐镇镇)
  • Hubuzhai (户部寨镇)
  • Luhe (鲁河镇)
Townships
  • Qinghetou Township (清河头乡)
  • Liangzhuang Township (梁庄乡)
  • Wangchenggu Township (王称固乡)
  • Baigang Township (白堽乡)
  • Liyuan Township (梨园乡)
  • Wuxing Township (五星乡)
  • Zi'an Township (子岸乡)
  • Huzhuang Township (胡状乡)
  • Langzhong Township (郎中乡)
  • Haitong Township (海通乡)
  • Qucun Township (渠村乡)
  • Diaocheng Township (习城乡)

Education

Puyang County No. 3 Experimental School, as of 2017, had 1,704 students,[3] and 62 teachers.[4] The average class size was 71 students per class.[3] Many parents from rural areas send their children to this school because their local schools had closed. Yuan Suwen and Li Rongde wrote in Caixin that it "is considered one of the few good schools in the area."[4] In March 2017 a stampede occurred at the school, injuring 22 children and killing one.[4]

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 濮阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. ^ a b Cai, Jiaxin; Chen Shaoyuan; Li Rongde (2017-05-25). "Chinese Counties Learn the ABCs of Teacher Pay". Caixin Global. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  4. ^ a b c Yuan, Suwen; Li Rongde (2017-03-24). "Rural School Trampling Death Brings Overcrowding Issues to Fore". Caixin Global. Retrieved 2017-05-29.


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