Jinzhai County

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Jinzhai 金寨县
County
Dabie Mountains landscape in Jinzhai, seen from the Hewu Railway
Jinzhai is the westernmost division in this map of Lu'an
Lu'an in Anhui
Coordinates: 31°43′37″N 115°56′02″E / 31.727°N 115.934°E / 31.727; 115.934
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Lu'an
Area
• Total	3,814 km2 (1,473 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	683,500
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	237300

Jinzhai County (simplified Chinese: 金寨县; traditional Chinese: 金寨縣; pinyin: Jīnzhài Xiàn), previously Lihuang County (simplified Chinese: 立煌县; traditional Chinese: 立煌縣, named after Wei Lihuang), is a county in the west of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Lu'an, and has a population of 640,000^[when?] and an area of 3,667 square kilometres (1,416 sq mi). The government of Jinzhai County was in Meishan Town before 2006 when it relocated to nearby Jiangdian Town. The county has jurisdiction over nine towns and ten townships.

Jinzhai County is known as "the cradle of generals" (将军摇篮; 將軍搖籃) as 59 men from the area have reached that rank in the People's Liberation Army (PLA).