Jia County
佳县 | |
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 Jia County in Yulin | |
.png) Yulin in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,029.82 km2 (783.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 269,700 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal Code | 719200 |
| Jia County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 佳縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 佳县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Beautiful County | ||||||||
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| Former names | |||||||||
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| Jiazhou | |||||||||
| Chinese | 葭州 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Reed Prefecture | ||||||||
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| Jiaxian | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 葭縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 葭县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Reed County | ||||||||
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Jia County, also known by its Chinese name Jiaxian, is a county in Yulin City, in the north of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi province across the Yellow River to the east.