Jiayu County

Jiayu County (simplified Chinese: 嘉鱼; traditional Chinese: 嘉魚; pinyin: Jiāyú Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the administration of Xianning City and has a land area of 1,018.4 square kilometres (393.2 sq mi), and a population of 360,000 in 2004.

Jiayu County

嘉鱼县

Kiayü
Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment
Jiayu
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°03′N 114°03′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXianning
Area
  Total1,018.4 km2 (393.2 sq mi)
Population
2010
  Total319,196
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Jiayu County consists of eight towns:[1] Yuyue (鱼岳), Luxi (陆溪), Gaotieling (高铁岭), Guanqiao (官桥), Xinjie (新街), Panjiawan (潘家湾), Dupu (渡普), Paizhouwan (簰洲湾).

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