Ye County

Ye County
叶县
Yexian is located in Henan
Yexian
Yexian
Location of the seat in Henan
Coordinates: 33°37′37″N 113°21′25″E / 33.627°N 113.357°E / 33.627; 113.357
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHenan
Prefecture-level cityPingdingshan
Area
 • Total1,387 km2 (536 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total756,700
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
467200

Ye County or Yexian (simplified Chinese: 叶县; traditional Chinese: 葉縣; pinyin: Yè Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of 820,000.[when?]

The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle of Kunyang, in which the Han forces decisively defeated the army of Wang Mang's Xin dynasty. The ancient city of Ye was the origin of the common Chinese surname Ye (叶/葉).

  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.

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