Zhidan County

Zhidan 志丹县 Chihtan
County
Zhidan in Yan'an
Yan'an in Shaanxi
Coordinates (Zhidan County government): 36°49′20″N 108°46′06″E / 36.8222°N 108.7684°E / 36.8222; 108.7684
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Yan'an
Area
• Total	3,790.2 km2 (1,463.4 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	141,600
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	717500

Zhidan (simplified Chinese: 志丹县; traditional Chinese: 志丹縣; pinyin: Zhìdān Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an, in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the south. The county has an area of 3,790.2 square kilometres (1,463.4 sq mi), and a population of 141,600 as of 2012.^[1] Zhidan County and surrounding areas host oil drilling and industry.