Liangdang County
Liangdang County
两当县 Liangtang | |
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Liangdang railway station | |
| Coordinates: 33°47′55″N 106°23′43″E / 33.79861°N 106.39528°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,408.73 km2 (543.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 50,429 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
Liangdang is best known in China for an April 1932 uprising launched by Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping.