Minle County
Minle County
民乐县 | |
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On the grounds of the Aviko French fry factory in Liuba Town, Minle County | |
Minle in Zhangye | |
Zhangye in Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Minle government): 38°25′49″N 100°48′45″E / 38.4303°N 100.8126°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangye |
| County seat | Hongshui |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,678 km2 (1,420 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 248,570 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 734500 |
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Minle County (simplified Chinese: 民乐县; traditional Chinese: 民樂縣; pinyin: Mínlè Xiàn) is a county in Gansu province of China, bordering Qinghai province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye. Its postal code is 734500, and in 1999 its population was 232,462 people. The GDP per capita is US$1,605 in 2010.
In 2006, a 62-year-old villager unsatisfied with the results of a divorce settlement entered and detonated the Minle courthouse with explosives, leaving five people dead and 22 injured, including government officials.