Shayang () is a county of west-central

Hubei province 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 ...

, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is part of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

of Jingmen. The county is located south of the Jingmen city proper, west of the Han River, and north of the Chang Lake (''Chang Hu''). The county seat is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

of the same name (), situated near the Han River, which eventually flows into 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 flow ...

. To the east of the town is a huge flat region which contains one of the largest prison farm systems in China ().

Administrative Divisions

Towns: *

Shayang Town Shayang () is a county of west-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is part of the prefecture-level city of Jingmen. The county is located south of the Jingmen city proper, west of the Han River, and north of ...

(),

Wulipu Wulipu () is a town in the northwest corner of Shayang County, Jingmen, Hubei Province, China. The name 'Wulipu' means 'a relay station for post horses five ''Li'' away from the city'. History In early 1928, elements from the Chinese Communist ...

(), Shilipu (), Jishan (), Shihuiqiao (),

Hougang Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to the ...

(), Maoli (), Guandang (), Lishi (), Maliang (), Gaoyang (), Shenji (), Zengji () Other Areas: *Binjiang New Area (), Xingangqu (New Port Area) (), Shayang Economic Development District (), Shayang Prison Management Bureau ()

References

{{authority control Counties of Hubei Jingmen