Pingding county is located in the east of central Shanxi Province and the west of Taihang Mountain. Jingxing, Hebei is adjacent to the east, Shouyang is connected to the west, Xiyang is connected to the south, and Yangquan suburb and Yuxian are connected to the north. The longest point of the county is 54 axioms, the widest point from north to south is 50.4 kilometers, and the area is 1394 square kilometers. The county government is located in Guanshan Town, 9 kilometers away from Yangquan city center and 0/27 kilometers away from Taiyuan, the provincial capital. At the end of 200 1, it had jurisdiction over 8 towns, 2 townships, 7 neighborhood committees and 322 villagers' committees, with a population of 3 19298 and a population density of 237 /km2. The territory of Pingding is surrounded by mountains, with ravines and hills in the middle, and 95% of it is rocky and earth-rock mountainous areas. The highest point is Qiling Mountain, with an altitude of1438m, and the lowest point is Niangziguan Valley, with an altitude of only 350m. Taohe River, Wenhe River, Yangsheng River and Nanchuan River flow into Mianhe River from west to east. The county belongs to temperate continental climate, with four distinct seasons and obvious vertical changes in regional climate. The annual average sunshine is 2795.7 hours, the annual average temperature is 10.5℃, and the annual average precipitation is about 500mm. The longest frost-free period is 186 days, and the shortest is11day. The high temperature period and rainy season are concentrated in July and August every year. Conducive to crop growth. The county's total local water resources are 209 million cubic meters, with an annual per capita possession of 656 cubic meters; However, the distribution of water resources is extremely uneven. Except for the surrounding area of Niangziguan Spring, most areas in the county are water-deficient areas. The territory is rich in mineral resources, and 28 kinds of minerals such as anthracite, pyrite and bauxite have been proved.

Pingding County now governs 10 townships: Guanshan Town, Xiye Town, Suohuang Town, Zhangzhuang Town, Bai Jing Town, Shimenkou Town, Niangziguan Town, Donghui Town, Chengju Town, Chakou Town, 3 18 administrative villages, and Guanshan Town, where the county government is located. The county has a total area of 1 362.2 square kilometers and a population of 310.8 million, including 65,000 urban residents.

The county has 450,000 mu of land, vast forests and natural grazing slopes, and is rich in high-quality corn and various dried and fresh fruits.

The average annual rainfall in our county is 505 1mm, the groundwater resources are 654.38+73 million m3/ year, and the total local water resources are 209 million m3/ year. Together with the inflow of surface water and groundwater of 654.38+0.08 m3/ year, the total water resources in the county is 365.438+0.7000m3/year. Niangziguan Spring, with an annual inflow of 398 million cubic meters, is the largest mineral water resource in North China. There are three small reservoirs in Shangyi, Yuanping and Shangyetou, with a total storage capacity of108,000 cubic meters. Groundwater in the county can be divided into three types, one is loose rock fissure water, the other is clastic rock fissure water, and the third is deep karst water of Ordovician limestone, with good water quality.

Pingding county is a resource-rich county with rich underground mineral deposits. There are more than 30 kinds of proven minerals such as anthracite, pyrite, bauxite, lead-zinc mine, quartz sand and marble, especially anthracite, high alumina clay, pyrite and limestone. The coalfield covers an area of 360 square kilometers, with proven reserves of about 2.26 billion tons and annual mining capacity of 4 million tons. Limestone covers an area of 800 square kilometers, and its reserves exceed 654.38+000 billion tons. It is an ideal raw material for new building materials. Pyrite reserves exceed 450 million tons, belonging to the national first-class deposit, which can extend the development of multi-variety and high-grade fine chemical products; The reserve of high-quality bauxite is 65.438+0.6 billion tons, and the alumina content is 50%-80%. It is one of the well-known aluminum raw materials and refractory bases at home and abroad. There are 18 kinds of minerals that have been developed or are being developed, such as anthracite, pyrite, bauxite, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, iron ore, pumice, basalt, purple sand, sandstone and mineral water. China has three coal warehouses with a total capacity of over 6 million tons.

The county belongs to the continental monsoon climate of warm temperate zone, with four distinct seasons, little rain, drought and windy in spring, hot in summer and cold and little snow in winter. Rainy weather is concentrated in June-September, with the annual average temperature of 10.8 degrees, the lowest being minus 2 1.8 degrees and the highest being 39 degrees, and the annual average precipitation of 505. 1 mm ... The frost period is from the first ten days of 10 to the last ten days of April, and the average frost-free period is 2/kloc.