Pingcheng District

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Pingcheng

|native_name = 平城区

|native_name_lang = zh-Hans

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|postal_code=

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|pushpin_map = China Shanxi

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Shanxi

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|settlement_type = District

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Shanxi

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Datong

|area_total_km2 = 46.129

|population_total = 1105699

|population_as_of = 2020[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanxi/admin/ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]

|population_density_km2 = auto

|coordinates = {{coord|40|04|32|N|113|17|53|E|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=it}}

|coor_pinpoint = Pingcheng District government

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|timezone = China Standard

|utc_offset = +8

|website = {{URL|dtcqzf.gov.cn/}}

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File:The_skyline_of_Datong（Southgate）2019.jpg

Pingcheng District ({{zh|s=平城区 |t=平城區 |p=Píngchéng Qū}}), formerly known as Chengqu ({{zh|labels=no |s=城区 |t=城區 |p=Chéngqū}}) or Cheng District is a district of Datong, Shanxi, China. As of 2002, it had a population of 560,000 living in an area of {{convert|46.129|km2|abbr=on}}.

Most of the urbanized area of Datong is in this district. In 2020 the district had 807,000 people.{{cite web|last=Su|first=Jiede|url=https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006277/In%20Datong,%20a%20Crumbling%20Legacy%20of%20China’s%20Most%20Extreme%20Urban%20Makeover|title=In Datong, a Crumbling Legacy of China's Most Extreme Urban Makeover|date=2020-10-10|access-date=2020-10-16}}