Pengze County
Pengze County
彭泽县 | |
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Location of Pengze County (red) within Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates (Longcheng government): 29°53′46″N 116°32′56″E / 29.896°N 116.549°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiujiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,544 km2 (596 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 364,800 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 332700 |
Pengze County (simplified Chinese: 彭泽县; traditional Chinese: 彭澤縣; pinyin: Péngzé Xiàn) is a county in the north of Jiangxi Province, situated on the southeast (right) bank of the Yangtze. The northernmost county-level division of the province, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang.
Pengze county has a long history of written record. This county firstly established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu, Western Han dynasty (201 BCE)