Jiahe County
Jiahe County
嘉禾县 Chiaho; Kiaho | |
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| Coordinates: 25°35′13″N 112°22′08″E / 25.587°N 112.369°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Seat | Zhuquan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4245XX |
Jiahe County (simplified Chinese: 嘉禾县; traditional Chinese: 嘉禾縣; pinyin: Jiāhé Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southern part of the province and the west of Chenzhou, the county is bordered to the northwest by Xintian County, to the east and northeast by Guiyang County, to the south by Linwu County, and to the west by Lanshan and Ningyuan Counties. Jiahe County covers an area of 699.05 km2 (269.90 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 423,900 and a resident population of 317,300. The county has nine towns and a township under its jurisdiction, with the county seat at Zhuquan (珠泉镇).