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Songyang 松阳县Sungyang
County
Location of Songyang County within LishuiLocation of Songyang County within Lishui
Songyang is located in ZhejiangSongyangSongyangLocation of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates (Songyang County government): 28°26′53″N 119°28′52″E / 28.448°N 119.481°E / 28.448; 119.481
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityLishui
Area
 • Total1,400.77 km (540.84 sq mi)
Population
 • Total204,900
 • Density150/km (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code323400
Websitewww.songyang.gov.cn

Songyang County (simplified Chinese: 松阳县; traditional Chinese: 松陽縣; pinyin: Sōngyáng xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the administration of the Lishui city.

Administrative divisions

Towns:

Townships:

Religion

The county government supports all religions. Songyang Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic Church located in Xiping Subdistrict.

History

It was first established in the fourth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (199), when Songyang County was set up in the southern township of Zhang'an County, which belonged to Huijian County, and was the earliest county in the Lishui region.

On November 21, 1958, Songyang County was abolished and the territory under its jurisdiction was incorporated into Suichang County, and on January 30, 1982, Songyang County was re-established as part of the Lishui region.  

References

  1. "丽水市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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County-level divisions of Zhejiang Province
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Prefecture-level
cities
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