Yanshan County, Jiangxi

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Shijiang Avenue (狮江大道)
Yanshan county in Jiangxi province
Yanshan
铅山县
County
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityShangrao
Area
 • Total2,178 km2 (841 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
481,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
334500

Yanshan (铅山) is a county in Shangrao Municipality, in north-eastern Jiangxi province.

Situation[]

It borders Hengfeng County to the north, Shangrao County to the east, Wannian County and Guixi City (in Yingtan) to the west and Wuyishan City and Guangze County (both in Nanping, FJ) to the south.[1]

Waterways[]

Hekou town sits on the (信江), a tributary to Boyang Lake in the lower Yangzi River watershed.

Administration[]

The county seat, by Chinese convention often also called Yanshan, is at Hekou town (河口镇).

7 Towns (镇, zhen)[]

  • (河口镇)
  • (永平镇)
  • (石塘镇)
  • (鹅湖镇)
  • (湖坊镇)
  • (武夷山镇)
  • (汪二镇)

8 Townships (乡, xiang)[]

  • (陈坊乡)
  • (虹桥乡)
  • (新滩乡)
  • (葛仙山乡)
  • (稼轩乡)
  • (英将乡)
  • (紫溪乡)
  • (天柱山乡)

2 Ethnic Townships (族乡, zu xiang)[]

  • (太源畲族乡)
  • (篁碧畲族乡)

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Jiangxi-sheng Ditu, PLA Factory #4236, 2002 Jan. ISBN 7-5031-2862-3/K.1312

Coordinates: 28°19′05″N 117°42′14″E / 28.3181°N 117.704°E / 28.3181; 117.704

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