Jiexi County
| Jiexi County 揭西县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Jiexi Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°26′N 116°50′E / 23.433°N 116.833°ECoordinates: 23°26′N 116°50′E / 23.433°N 116.833°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jieyang |
| Population (2010) | 825,313 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Jiexi County (Chinese: 揭西; pinyin: Jiēxī) is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City.
Immigrants from Jiexi form a large overseas Chinese population who speak Hepo Hakka dialect (70%), mainly in Sarawak (Malaysia), and Bangka Belitung (Indonesia). Other people in Jiexi speak the Chaoshan dialect (30%).
There are ambitions to make Jiexi County a more attractive tourist destination following investment in 2010[1]
References
- ↑ Guangdong Special :Jiexi looks to leisure and tourism, Zhan Laoji, China Daily, 2011-06-01 10:13, retrieved Fenb 2016
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