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Shayang County
沙洋县 | |
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  Shayang Location in Hubei  Shayang Shayang (Hubei) | |
| Coordinates (Shayang government): 30°42′32″N 112°35′20″E / 30.709°N 112.589°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Jingmen |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,146 km2 (829 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 395,717 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Shayang (Chinese: 沙洋; pinyin: Shāyáng) is a county of west-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is part of the prefecture-level city of Jingmen. The county is located south of the Jingmen city proper, west of the Han River, and north of the Chang Lake (Chang Hu).[2]
The county seat is a town of the same name (Chinese: 沙洋镇; pinyin: Shāyáng Zhèn),[3] situated near the Han River, which eventually flows into the Yangtze River. To the east of the town is a huge flat region which contains one of the largest prison farm systems in China (沙洋监狱管理局).[3] A major provincial highway runs right through the middle of the prison region, and through the massive cotton fields that are tended by convict teams who march to and from the fields and the prisons on special paths separated from the highway by ditches.[citation needed]
- ^ "China: Húbĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ 行政区域边界信息 (in Simplified Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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