Linzhang County

Linzhang County 临漳县 Linchang
County
Linzhang Location of the seat in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°20′N 114°37′E / 36.333°N 114.617°E / 36.333; 114.617
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Handan
County seat	Linzhang Town (临漳镇)
Area
• Total	744 km2 (287 sq mi)
Elevation	66 m (215 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	590,000
• Density	790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	056600

Linzhang County (simplified Chinese: 临漳县; traditional Chinese: 臨漳縣; pinyin: Línzhāng Xiàn) is a county of far southern Hebei province, China, named after the Zhang River within its borders. It is under the administration of Handan City, and, as of 2004^[update], it had a population of 590,000 residing in an area of 744 km² (287 sq mi).