Lüeyang County

Lueyang County, or Lüeyang County, is a county of Hanzhong, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north and west and located on the upper reaches of the Jialing River. It was first founded in 111 BC. As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 95% of buildings in the county seat were damaged. In August 2020, the county seat was flooded by the Jialing River.

Economy
Formerly home to heavy industry, nowadays the local economy lags behind the rest of Shaanxi province. In 2014, 41% of the population lived in absolute poverty. Lueyang is an important agricultural base for Eucommia tree, walnuts, black mushroom and Shiitake.

Administrative divisions
As 2019, Lueyang County is divided to 2 subdistricts and 15 towns.
 * Subdistricts
 * Xingzhou Subdistrict (兴州街道), county seat
 * Hengxianhe Subdistrict (横现河街道)


 * Towns

Transport

 * Baoji–Chengdu railway
 * China National Highway 345
 * G7011 Shiyan–Tianshui Expressway