Ruyang County

Ruyang County (simplified Chinese: 汝阳县; traditional Chinese: 汝陽縣; pinyin: Rǔyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.

Ruyang County

汝阳县
County
Ruyang in Luoyang
Luoyang in Henan
Coordinates: 34°09′14″N 112°28′23″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityLuoyang
Area
 • Total1,325 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total428,900
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
471200

Ruyang County has been the site of several major discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones, including Huanghetitan ruyangensis, which was first described in 2007.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this county is divided to 4 towns and 9 townships.[3]

Towns
  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Shangdian (上店镇)
  • Fudian (付店镇)
  • Xiaodian (小店镇)
Townships
  • Baishu Township (柏树乡)
  • Shibapan Township (十八盘乡)
  • Jincun Township (靳村乡)
  • Wangping Township (王坪乡)
  • Santun Township (三屯乡)
  • Liudian Township (刘店乡)
  • Taoying Township (陶营乡)
  • Neibu Township (内埠乡)
  • Caidian Township (蔡店乡)

References
  1. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
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