Yangxin County, Hubei

Yangxin
阳新县
Yangsin
Yangxin
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Yangxin County government): 29°49′49″N 115°12′55″E / 29.8303°N 115.2152°E / 29.8303; 115.2152
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityHuangshi
Area
  Total
2,773 km2 (1,071 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
901,971
  Density330/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.hbyxx.gov.cn (in Chinese)

Yangxin County (simplified Chinese: 阳新; traditional Chinese: 陽新; pinyin: Yángxīn Xiàn) is a county within the prefecture-level city of Huangshi in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The county is mostly rural but is more prosperous than its neighbor, Tongshan County. According to the Fifth Population Census of China (2000), the county's population was 949,102 giving it a population density of 341 people per square kilometer.