Pengze County () is a

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in the north of

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, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the

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. The northernmost

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of the province, it is under the administration of the

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. Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)

Administrative divisions

Pengze County has ten towns and three townships.

Towns

The ten towns of Pengze County are:

Townships

The three townships of Pengze County are: * Taipingguan () * Huangling () * Haoshan ()

Transport

Pengze is served by Pengze railway station on the Tongling–Jiujiang railway.

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Pengze County Government
County-level divisions of Jiangxi Jiujiang {{Jiangxi-geo-stub