Qingchuan County


Qingchuan County is a county in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, bordering the provinces of Gansu to the north and Shaanxi to the northeast. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Guangyuan. It has an area of 3269 square kilometers and a population of 248,000, including Han Chinese as well as Hui people.
On May 12, 2008 a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the region causing widespread devastation.

Administrative divisions

Qingchuan has eight towns, 25 townships, and two Ethnic townships.