Hukou County

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Hukou
湖口县
Hukou Shizhongshan
Hukou Shizhongshan
Location of Hukou County (red) in Jiujiang City (yellow) and Jiangxi
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
  Density441.33/km2 (1,143.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal Code
332500
"Hukoen or Hukeu". Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

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.[1]

Hukou County is divided to 5 towns and 7 townships.[2]

5 towns
7 townships

Transport

Hukou is served by the Tongling–Jiujiang Railway.

Climate

References

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