Pingdeng (simplified Chinese: 平等镇; traditional Chinese: 平等鎮; pinyin: Píngděng Zhèn) is a town in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of the 2018 census it had a population of 28,800 and an area of 365-square-kilometre (141 sq mi).
Pingdeng Town
平等镇
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  Pingdeng Town Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 26°03′23″N 109°55′26″E / 26.05639°N 109.92389°E / 26.05639; 109.92389 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture | Guilin |
| Autonomous county | Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 365 km2 (141 sq mi) |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 28,800 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
541000
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| Area code | 0773 |
As of 2016, the town is divided into twenty-one villages and one community:
The town was historically known as "Pengteng" in Kam language. It was named "Pingdeng" (平邓) in Chinese language. In early Republic of China, the Chinese character "邓", was changed to "等" of the same pronunciation.
In 2014 it was upgraded to a town.
The town is situated at northwestern Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County. The town is bordered to the north by Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, to the east by Weijiang Township, to the south by Lejiang Town, and to the west by Tongdao Dong Autonomous County.
The Xun River flows north to south through the town.
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.