Heyang County (simplified Chinese: 合阳县; traditional Chinese: 合陽縣; pinyin: Héyáng Xiàn, 郃陽) is a county in Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the east across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.
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Heyang County
合阳县 Hoyang | |
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Heyang in Weinan | |
Weinan in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Weinan |
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| • Total | 1,437 km2 (555 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 510,000 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 715300 |
| Licence plates | 陕E |
Heyang County dates to at least the early Han, when Liu Bang's elder brother Liu Xi was demoted to being its marquess after fleeing a Xiongnu attack on Dai c. 200 BC.
A species of stone loach, Triplophysa heyangensis, is named after Heyang County where it was first discovered.[1]
As 2016, this county is divided to 12 towns.[2]
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