Lingtai County
Lingtai County
灵台县 | |
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| Coordinates: 35°03′43″N 107°25′33″E / 35.06194°N 107.42583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Pingliang |
| County seat | Zhongtai |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,038 km2 (787 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,520 m (4,990 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 229,100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 744400 |
| Website | www |
Lingtai County (simplified Chinese: 灵台县; traditional Chinese: 靈台縣; pinyin: Língtái Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Shaanxi province to the south and east. It is under the administration of Pingliang City. Its postal code is 744400, and in 1999 its population was 226,576 people. It was first established in 605 AD.
Lingtai is named after the Lingtai acupuncture point, since one of the founders of acupuncture, Huangfu Mi, was born in Lingtai. In ancient history it was known as Mixu (密须).