Huojia County

Huojia County (simplified Chinese: 获嘉; traditional Chinese: 獲嘉; pinyin: Huòjiā) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the northwest of Henan province, China.

Huojia

获嘉县

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County
Huojia
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35°15′35″N 113°39′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityXinxiang
Area
 • Total473 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total414,000
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
453800

The name Huojia, which means "capturing [Lü] Jia", was used as the county name in 111 BC when Emperor Wu of Han, who on his royal progress at this place, heard Han forces had captured Lü Jia, prime minister of Nanyue kingdom, in the Han–Nanyue War.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns, 2 townships and 1 other.[3]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Zhaojing (照镜镇)
  • Huangdi (黄堤镇)
  • Zhonghe (中和镇)
  • Xuying (徐营镇)
  • Fengzhuang (冯庄镇)
  • Kangcun (亢村镇)
  • Shizhuang (史庄镇)
  • Taishan (太山镇)
Townships
  • Weizhuang Township (位庄乡)
  • Daxinzhuang Township (大新庄乡)
Others
  • Xigong District Administrative Committee (西工区管理委员会)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 信阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.


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