Ruyang County

Ruyang County
汝阳县
Ruyang in Luoyang
Ruyang in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E / 34.154°N 112.473°E / 34.154; 112.473
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Area
 • Total
1,325 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
428,900
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
471200

Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.

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  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.