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).

Gaoyang County 高阳县 Kaoyang
County
Gaoyang in Baoding
Baoding in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°42′00″N 115°46′44″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
County seat	Gaoyang Town
Area [citation needed]
• 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

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

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