As of July 2019, Lingshou County is under the jurisdiction of 6 towns and 9 townships: Lingshou Township, Qingtong Township, Tashang Township, Chenzhuang Township, Ciyu Township, Qiaotou Township, Sanshengyuan Township, Beiwu Township, Niucheng Township, Dogtai Township, Nanshaizhixiang, Nanyanchuan Township, Beitanzhuang Township, Zhaitou Township, and Nanying Township.
Lingshou County is located in the western part of Hebei Province, on the east side of the Taihang Mountains, 35 kilometers northwest of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. It extends east to 114°28′ east longitude, west to 113°45′ east diameter, south to 38°16′ north latitude, and north to 38°48′ north latitude. It is adjacent to Xingtang County in the east, Zhengding County in the southeast, Luquan District in the south across the Hutuo River, bordering Pingshan County in the west, and Pingshan County, Fuping County and Wutai County in Shanxi Province in the northwest corner.
The whole area is oriented northwest-southeast, 15-20 kilometers wide and 100 kilometers long, commonly known as "Lingshou County, a line". Total area of 1066.2 square kilometers. County is located in the southeast corner of the county, the urban area of 7.5 square kilometers.
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The establishment history of Lingshou County:
Xia and Shang Dynasties, for the state of Ji,
Zhou, for the state of Zhongshan, which belonged to the state of Zhao after Zhao's destruction of the state of Zhongshan.
Qin Dynasty, successively belonged to Julu County and Changshan County.
In the third year of Gaozu of Han Dynasty (204 B.C.), Lingshou County was established and belonged to Changshan County.
Jin Dynasty, the county seat moved to the present Lingshou County seat.
Sui Dynasty, Lingshou County has belonged to Hengzhou, Yanzhou (Yanzhou rule Lingshou).
The Tang Dynasty, Lingshou County successively belonged to the state, Hengzhou, Zhenzhou.
During the Five Dynasties, it was successively Zhenzhou and Zhending Prefecture.
Song Xining six years (1073), merged into Xingtang County, Xining eight years to restore Lingshou County, still under the Zhending Prefecture.
Jin and Yuan, belonging to Zhending Prefecture, Zhending Road.
Ming and early Qing Dynasty, belonged to Zhending Prefecture, and in the first year of Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty, changed Zhending to Zhengding, belonged to Zhengding Prefecture.
Republic of China in the first year, belongs to Baoding Road,
Republic of China in the 17th year (1928), the abolition of the Road, Lingshou County belongs to Hebei Province.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), it belonged to Hebei Province.
In October 1958, Lingshou and Zhengding merged into one county.
In December 1961, Lingzheng divided the county and restored Lingshou County to the present.
People's Government of Lingshou County - Introduction to Lingshou County