Hui'an County

Hui'an County
惠安县
Hweian, Hweianhsien
Walled city of Chongwu
Walled city of Chongwu
  Hui'an County
in Quanzhou
Hui'an is located in Fujian
Hui'an
Hui'an
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 24°59′N 118°48′E / 24.983°N 118.800°E / 24.983; 118.800
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityQuanzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Hui'an (Chinese: 惠安; pinyin: Huì'ān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hūi-oaⁿ) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China. It is situated in the middle of the Fujian coast, between Quanzhou and Meizhou Bay. The county has a population of 921,794, as of late 2003, with a non-agricultural population of 289,396 people. The dialect is Hui'an dialect, related to Hokkien.