Gaoyang County
Gaoyang County
高阳县 Kaoyang | |
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 Gaoyang in Baoding | |
.png) Baoding in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″E / 38.700°N 115.779°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Gaoyang Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (42 ft) |
| Population (2006)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 320,000 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 071500 |
Gaoyang County (simplified Chinese: 高阳县; traditional Chinese: 高陽縣; pinyin: Gāoyáng Xiàn; lit. 'High Sun') is a county in the central part of Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding and has an area of 497 km2 (192 sq mi).
The county seat is in Gaoyang Town (高阳镇).
Administrative divisions
There are 4 towns and 5 townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
- Gaoyang (高阳镇), Pangkou (庞口镇), Xiyan (西演镇), Xingjianan (邢家南镇)
Townships:
- Jinzhuang Township (晋庄乡), Pukou Township (蒲口乡), Xiaowangguozhuang Township (小王果庄乡), Longhua Township (龙化乡), Pangjiazhuang Township (庞家佐乡)
Notable inhabitants
- Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player
- Qi Xin, author and member of the Chinese Communist Party, wife of Chinese communist revolutionary Xi Zhongxun and mother of Chinese Communist Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping
References
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：高阳县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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