Ye County 叶县
County
Ye County Yamen
Location in Pingdingshan
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
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture-level city	Pingdingshan
Area [1]
• Total	1,387 km2 (536 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	756,700
• Density	545.6/km2 (1,413/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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).

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns, 12 townships and 1 ethnic townships.^[2]

Towns

Townships

Ethnic townships

• Mazhuang Hui Township (马庄回族乡)

Climate

Religious persecution

Kunyang is home to China's No. 1 Prison of Women of Yunan where the Chinese Christians, Ju Dianghong and Liang Qin are serving sentences of 13 years and 10 years respectively for their Christian activities.^[5]

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