Hejiang County is a county of Sichuan Province, China

China

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. It is under the administration of Luzhou

Luzhou

-History:The history of Luzhou dates back to Xia and Shang Dynasties. Luzhou became a prefecture level city in 1983.-History of Luzhou:...

 city.

History

Hejiang County has a history over 2100 years. The county was built in 115 BC during the Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty

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 of China.http://www.hejiang.gov.cn/Gzxxw/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=2379 and was one of the three oldest counties in the upper Yangtze river

Yangtze River

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 area.http://baike.baidu.com/view/183354.htm

Population

As of 2007, the county had a population of 875,000.http://www.hjtjj.gov.cn/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=191

Adjacent counties

• Chishui City
  Chishui City
  Chishui is a city of Guizhou Province, China. It is under the administration of Zunyi city.-Geography:The city has a total area of 1,801 km².-Population:As of 2007, the city had a population of 300,000....
  
   （贵州赤水市） - south
• Xishui County （贵州习水县） - south
• Longmatan District
  Longmatan District
  Longmatan District is a district of Luzhou city, Sichuan Province, China.*The district covers 332 square kilometres with a population of 336,000 in 2007. -External links:*...
  
   (泸州龙马潭区) - west
• Naxi District
  Naxi District
  Naxi District is a county-level district of Luzhou city, Sichuan Province, China. Formerly a county of Luzhou, Naxi became a district of Luzhou in 1996.-History:...
  
   (泸州纳溪区) - west
• Xuyong County
  Xuyong County
  Xuyong County ) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Luzhou city.*The county covers 2977 square kilometres with a population of 688,200 in 2007.-External links:*...
  
   (泸州叙永县) - southwest
• Jiangjin District
  Jiangjin District
  Jiangjin is one of districts of Southwest Chongqing, China, located by the upper reaches of Yangtze River, with a history of 1500 years. The district covers 3200 square kilometres with a population of 1,460,000...
  
  (重庆江津区) - northeast

External links

• Hejiang County Government website