Heyang County

Heyang County (simplified Chinese: 合阳县; traditional Chinese: 合陽縣; pinyin: Héyáng Xiàn, 郃陽) is a county in Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the east across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.

Heyang County

合阳县

Hoyang
County
Heyang in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShaanxi
Prefecture-level cityWeinan
Area
 • Total1,437 km2 (555 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total510,000
 • Density350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code
715300
Licence plates陕E

History

Heyang County dates to at least the early Han, when Liu Bang's elder brother Liu Xi was demoted to being its marquess after fleeing a Xiongnu attack on Dai c. 200 BC.

Legacy

A species of stone loach, Triplophysa heyangensis, is named after Heyang County where it was first discovered.[1]

Administrative divisions

As 2016, this County is divided to 12 towns.[2]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Ganjing (甘井镇)
  • Fang (坊镇)
  • Qiachuan (洽川镇)
  • Xinchi (新池镇)
  • Heichi (黑池镇)
  • Lujing (路井镇)
  • Hejiazhuang (和家庄镇)
  • Wangcun (王村镇)
  • Tongjiazhuang (同家庄镇)
  • Bailiang (百良镇)
  • Jinyu (金峪镇)

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (3 December 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 December 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. "合阳县-行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org". www.xzqh.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.



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