Jia County or Jiaxian (simplified Chinese: 郏县; traditional Chinese: 郟縣; pinyin: Jiá Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Pingdingshan City, in south-central Henan Province, China.
Jia County
郏县 | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Jiaxian Location of the seat in Henan | |
Coordinates: 33°58′19″N 113°12′47″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Henan |
Prefecture-level city | Pingdingshan |
Area | |
• Total | 727 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 577,600 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 467100 |
Jia county is famous for Heluo noodles, the Three-Su Temple and Linfeng village.
Three-Su Temple is the place where the famous poets Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe are buried.
For Linfeng village, its traditional red stone architectures have high historical and cultural value with obvious local characteristics.
As 2012, this county is divided to 6 towns, 7 townships and 1 ethic townships.[3]
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