Jiayu County

Jiayu County
嘉鱼县
Kiayü
Panjiawan - on the Yangtze embankment
Jiayu
Location in Hubei
Coordinates: 30°03′N 114°03′E / 30.050°N 114.050°E / 30.050; 114.050
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityXianning
Area
  Total
1,018.4 km2 (393.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
285,642
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Jiayu County (simplified Chinese: 嘉鱼; traditional Chinese: 嘉魚; pinyin: Jiāyú Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, located on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the administration of Xianning City and has a land area of 1,018.4 square kilometres (393.2 sq mi), and a population of 285,642 in 2020.