Jiayu County () is a county of southeastern

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...

province,

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, located on the southeast (right) bank of the

Yangtze River The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ; ) is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains (Tibetan Plateau) and flows ...

. It is under the administration of Xianning City and has a land area of , and a population of 360,000 in 2004.

Administrative divisions

Jiayu County consists of eight towns: Yuyue (), Luxi (), Gaotieling (), Guanqiao (), Xinjie (), Panjiawan (), Dupu (), Paizhouwan ().

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Jiayu County Government
{{authority control Counties of Hubei Xianning