Fuping County, Shaanxi
Fuping County
富平县 | |
|---|---|
Fuping in Weinan | |
Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Fuping government): 34°45′06″N 109°10′48″E / 34.7516°N 109.1799°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,242 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 750,300 |
| • Density | 604.1/km2 (1,565/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 711700 |
Fuping County (Chinese: 富平县; pinyin: Fùpíng Xiàn) is a county located in the center of Shaanxi Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
The Fuping County has an area of 1,233 km2 (476 sq mi) and a population of 750,000. Its postal code is 711700. It comprises 24 towns, 337 administrative villages.
A particular breed of persimmons originating from the area, the Fuping persimmon (富平尖柿, literally translated to Fuping pointy-tipped persimmon), is named after this place. It is a type of astringent persimmon of the species Diospyros kaki. When dried, it is highly coveted domestically.
Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, traces his ancestry here. His father, former Vice-Premier Xi Zhongxun was from here.