Poyang County
Poyang County (Traditional Chinese: 鄱陽縣; Simplified Chinese: 鄱阳县; Hanyu Pinyin: Póyáng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Shangrao city in Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China. It is located on the eastern side of Lake Poyang.
Poyang was made a county during the Qin Dynasty, and belonged to the Jiujiang administrative region. During the Han Dynasty, it belonged to the Yuzhang region and was called Yang. During the Eastern Han, it became known as Poyang. In 1957, the name of the county was changed to Boyang County (波阳县), but in December 2003 the original name was restored.
Poyang County administers 14 towns and 20 rural townships. The county seat is the town of Poyang. Around 1998 the county had approximately 1 million people.
The northern portion of the county is mountainous, while Lake Poyang can be found in the west. The center of the county is home to the Lake Poyang Plains.
The Jiujing Highway passes through the northern portion of the county. In total, there are 209 provincial roads in the county.
Coordinates: 29°14′36″N 116°49′14″E / 29.24333°N 116.82056°E
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