Hukou County

Hukou
湖口县
Location of Hukou County (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityJiujiang
Area
  Total
673.66 km2 (260.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
297,308
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
332500

Hukou County (simplified Chinese: 湖口县; traditional Chinese: 湖口縣; pinyin: Húkǒu Xiàn; lit. '(Poyang) lake mouth') is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City, in the north of Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Anhui province to the north. The total area is 669.33 km2 (258.43 sq mi), and the population is 285,242 as of 2007.