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Poyang
鄱阳县 | |
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| Coordinates: 29°00′21″N 116°42′13″E / 29.0058°N 116.7036°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Shangrao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,215 km2 (1,627 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 1,600,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 333100 |
| Poyang County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄱陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鄱阳 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Po Northern Po | ||||||||
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| Poyang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 番陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 番阳 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Po Northern Po | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 番 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | phonetic | ||||||||
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| Boyang | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 波陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 波阳 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Sunny Waves Northern Waves | ||||||||
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Poyang County is a county under the administration of Shangrao city in the northeast of Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Anhui Province to the north. It is located on the eastern side of Lake Poyang.