Qin'an County


Qin'an County is a county in the east of Gansu province of the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui. Its postal code is 741600, and in 1999 its population was 567,553 people. As of 2018, the population is 618,000 people. It is one of the poorest counties of Gansu, being appointed as one of 23 counties part of a provincial poverty alleviation project.

History

The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by 68 Neolithic cultural sites including the Dadiwan culture.
It is reputedly the county where Zhuge Liang's troops, commanded by Ma Su, were defeated by Zhang He at the Battle of Jieting.
Known historically as Chengji, it vied with Tianshui as the seat of the medieval province of Qinzhou during the Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties eras.

Administrative divisions

Qin'an County governs 5 towns and 12 townships, which govern over a total of 6 residential communities and 428 villages.