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Pingtan
平潭县 / 平潭縣
Pʻing-tʻan
County
Downtown Pingtan
Downtown Pingtan
Location of Pingtan in Fuzhou
Location of Pingtan in Fuzhou
Pingtan is located in Fujian
Pingtan
Pingtan
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates (Pingtan government): 25°29′55″N 119°47′25″E / 25.49861°N 119.79028°E / 25.49861; 119.79028
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Seat[1]Tancheng
Area
[1][2]
 • Total6,435 km2 (2,485 sq mi)
 • Land371.91 km2 (143.60 sq mi)
 • Water6,064 km2 (2,341 sq mi)  94.2%
Elevation
44 m (143 ft)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total400,000
 • Density1,078/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0591
Websiteenglish.pingtan.gov.cn
Pingtan County
Traditional Chinese平潭縣
Simplified Chinese平潭县

Pingtan County (Chinese: 平潭县) is a county comprising 126 islands in the Taiwan Strait, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, China. Now it is also the subject of newly founded Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone (平潭综合实验区). The main island is Haitan Island (海坛岛; Hāi-tàng Dō).

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cihai was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About Pingtan". Pingtan, China. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Pingtan is made up of 126 islands with Haitan the largest island.{...}It is also the closest island county on the mainland to Taiwan.{...}With a coastline of 399.82 kilometers, the county bears a land area of 371.91 square kilometers and a sea area of more than 6,000 square kilometers.

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