Heyang County

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Heyang County 合阳县 Hoyang
County
Heyang in Weinan
Weinan in Shaanxi
Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E / 35.238°N 110.149°E / 35.238; 110.149Coordinates: 35°14′17″N 110°08′56″E / 35.238°N 110.149°E / 35.238; 110.149
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Weinan
Area
• 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 (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.

History[]

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.

Legacy[]

A species of stone loach, Triplophysa heyangensis, is named after Heyang County where it was first discovered.^[1]

Administrative divisions[]

As 2016, this County is divided to 12 towns.^[2]

Towns

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