Lan County
Lan County or Lanxian is a county under the administration of Lüliang City, in west-central Shanxi province, China.
Lan County
岚县 | |
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  Lanxian Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′46″N 111°40′16″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Lüliang |
| Population (2020[1]) | 148,315 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Lan County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嵐縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚县 | ||||||||
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| Lanzhou | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嵐州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 岚州 | ||||||||
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History
Lanxian was formerly the seat of Lan Prefecture, during which time it was known as Lanzhou.
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