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Nanpi County

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Prefecture-level city
  
Cangzhou

Postal code
  
061500

Area
  
836 km²

Area code
  
0317

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Elevation
  
11 m

Province
  
Hebei

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Country
  
People's Republic of China

Nanpi (Chinese: 南皮; pinyin: Nánpí) is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Cangzhou City. As of 2004, it has a population of 350,000 residing in an area of 836 km2 (323 sq mi).

Contents

Map of Nanpi, Cangzhou, Hebei, China

Administrative divisions

There are 6 towns and 3 townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

  • Nanpi (南皮镇), Fengjiakou (冯家口镇), Zhaizi (寨子镇), Baoguantun (鲍官屯镇), Wangsi (王寺镇), Wumaying (乌马营镇)

    • Townships:

  • Dalangdian Township (大浪淀乡), Liubali Township (刘八里乡), Luguan Township (潞灌乡)

    • History: Nanpi in the history has been pretty famous due to its mention in the epic novel "Heroes in the marsh" 水滸傳 in Ming Dynasty. At that time the town was named Da Ming Fu 大名府. It is also the home town of an important figure in late Qing Dynasty: Zhang ZhiDong 張之洞, who has been a governor to Hunan, Hubei, etc.

    References

    Nanpi County Wikipedia
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