Hui'an County

Hui'an County
惠安县
Hweian, Hweianhsien
Walled city of Chongwu
  Hui'an County
in Quanzhou
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.