Huojia County (simplified Chinese: 获嘉; traditional Chinese: 獲嘉; pinyin: Huòjiā) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the northwest of Henan province, China.

Huojia 获嘉县 Hwokia
County
Huojia Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 35°15′35″N 113°39′28″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Xinxiang
Area [1]
• Total	473 km2 (183 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[2]
• Total	414,000
• Density	880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	453800

The name Huojia, which means "capturing [Lü] Jia", was used as the county name in 111 BC when Emperor Wu of Han, who on his royal progress at this place, heard Han forces had captured Lü Jia –prime minister of Nanyue kingdom– in the Han–Nanyue War.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 9 towns, 2 townships and 1 other.[3]

Towns

Townships

• Weizhuang Township (位庄乡)
• Daxinzhuang Township (大新庄乡)

Others

• Xigong District Administrative Committee (西工区管理委员会)

References

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