Liangdang County

Liangdang County
两当县
Liangtang
Liangdang railway station
Liangdang railway station
Liangdang is located in Gansu
Liangdang
Liangdang
Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E / 33.79861°N 106.39528°E / 33.79861; 106.39528
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
County seatChengguan
Area
 • Total1,408.73 km2 (543.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total50,429
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
742400

Liangdang County (simplified Chinese: 两当县; traditional Chinese: 兩當縣; pinyin: Liǎngdāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Longnan City, in the southeast of Gansu Province of China. It has a land area of 1,374 km2 (531 sq mi), and a population of 50,000 in 2004. The postal code is 742400. The county seat is located in Chengguan Town. In 2017 it was the poorest county in Gansu.[1]

Liangdang is best known in China for an April 1932 uprising launched by Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping.[2]

  1. ^ 甘肃最穷的三个县, 你的家乡上榜了吗? (in Simplified Chinese). 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "两当兵变".

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