Jiyang County

Jiyang County 济阳县
County
Jiyang Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°58′41″N 117°12′32″E / 36.978°N 117.209°E / 36.978; 117.209Coordinates: 36°58′41″N 117°12′32″E / 36.978°N 117.209°E / 36.978; 117.209
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Sub-provincial city	Jinan
Area
• Total	1,097.15 km2 (423.61 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	517,948
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	2514XX
Jinan district map	Subdivisions of Jinan, Shandong 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Core 1 Lixia 2 Shizhong 3 Huaiyin 4 Tianqiao Suburban and rural 5 Licheng 6 Changqing 7 Pingyin Co. 8 Jiyang Co. 9 Shanghe Co. 10 Zhangqiu City

Jiyang County (simplified Chinese: 济阳县; traditional Chinese: 濟陽縣; pinyin: Jǐyáng Xiàn) is under the administration of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province, People's Republic of China.

The population was 520,095 in 1999.

In the seventh year of Tianhui of Jin Dynasty (around 1216 ), Emperor Taizong of Jin established the county Jiyang, because it is at the north side of river Ji. After the People’s Republic of China was established, Jiyang was annexed by Linyi County in 1958. In 1961, Jiyang County was recovered.

Jiyang County is 45 kilometers from Jinan city, and transportation is convenient. It is 8 kilometers from Jinan International airport, connected to Jinan city through the third north ring highway of Jinan, the third bridge of Yellow River, and Jinan Yellow River highway bridge. 104, 220 national highways and 248, 249 provincial roads all go through the county.

Jiyang County is divided into 8 towns: Jiyang, Sungeng, Renfeng, Duoshiqiao, Qudi, Cuizhai, Ertaiping, and Xinshi.

A very famous watermelon called Shaixi watermelon was from Jiyang. It is very small and the flesh color is yellow and Super sweet.

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