Jia County, Henan

Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.

Jia County

郏县
County
Jiaxian
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total577,600
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467100

Jia county is famous for Heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.

Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.

For Linfeng village, its traditional red stone architectures have high historical and cultural value with obvious local characteristics.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethic townships.[3]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Zhongjia (冢头镇)
  • Anliang (安良镇)
  • Tangjie (堂街镇)
  • Xuedian (薛店镇)
  • Changqiao (长桥镇)
Townships
  • Wangji Township (王集乡)
  • Likou Township (李口乡)
  • Ciba Township (茨芭乡)
  • Guangkuotiandi Township (广阔天地乡)
  • Huangdao Township (黄道乡)
  • Baimiao Township (白庙乡)
  • Zhayuan Township (渣园乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Yaozhuang Hui Township (姚庄回族乡)

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. 平顶山市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.



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