Fuping () is a county of west-central

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province, China, bordering

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to the west. It is the westernmost

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of the

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Baoding Baoding (), formerly known as Baozhou and Qingyuan, is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2010 census, Baoding City had 11,194,382 inhabitants out of which 2,176,857 lived in the b ...

, and is north-northwest of

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, the provincial capital. , it had a population of 210,000 residing in an area of . During December 29–30, 2012 there was a nationally televised visit by

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to the villages of Luotuowan and Gujiatai in Longquanguan township which illustrated rural poverty in China. The residents, corn farmers, have an average per capita annual income of $160. Average income for the county as a whole is 2,400 yuan ($390). Following the telecast there was a generous outpouring of aid by the Chinese public to the village. The government has pledged $40 million to Luotuowan and other villages in Fuping County.

Civil war

Fuping County was a revolutionary base during the Chinese Civil War.

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns and 8 townships under the county's administration. Towns: * Fuping (), Longquanguan (), Pingyang (), Chengnanzhuang (), Tianshengqiao () Townships: * Wanglinkou Township (),

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(), Datai Township (), Shijiazhai Township (), Shawo Township (), Wuwangkou Township (), Xiazhuang Township (), Beiguoyuan Township ()

Climate

Transportation

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{{authority control Geography of Baoding County-level divisions of Hebei