Pingyuan County () is a county in the northwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Dezhou. It has an area of .
History At the end of the Han dynasty, Liu Bei began his political career as prefect of Pingyuan Commandery. The town was one of the starts for the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion.
The population was 437,584 in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
Administrative divisions , this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships. Subdistricts Longmen Subdistrict () Taoyuan Subdistrict ()
Towns
Wangfenglou () Qiancao () Encheng () Wangmiao () Wanggaopu () Zhanghua () Jiaozhan ()
Townships Fangzi Township () Wangdagua Township () Santang Township ()
Climate
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