Shayang () is a county of west-central

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, People's Republic of China. Administratively, it is part of the

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Jingmen Jingmen () is a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the prefecture is 2,873,687 (2010 population census). The urban area ...

. The county is located south of the Jingmen city proper, west of the Han River, and north of the Chang Lake (''Chang Hu''). The county seat is a

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of the same name (), situated near the Han River, which eventually flows into the

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. To the east of the town is a huge flat region which contains one of the largest prison farm systems in China ().

Administrative Divisions

Towns: * Shayang Town (), Wulipu (), Shilipu (), Jishan (), Shihuiqiao (),

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(),

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(), Guandang (), Lishi (), Maliang (), Gaoyang (), Shenji (), Zengji () Other Areas: *Binjiang New Area (), Xingangqu (New Port Area) (), Shayang Economic Development District (), Shayang Prison Management Bureau ()

References

{{authority control Counties of Hubei Jingmen