Jiayu County
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Jiayu County
嘉鱼县 Kiayü | |
|---|---|
 Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment | |
  Jiayu Location in Hubei | |
| Coordinates: 30°03′N 114°03′E / 30.050°N 114.050°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Xianning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,018.4 km2 (393.2 sq mi) |
| Population 2010 | |
| • Total | 319,196 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiayu County (simplified Chinese: 嘉鱼县; traditional Chinese: 嘉魚縣; 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.
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).