Hong'an County

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Hong'an County 红安县
County
Hong'an County from above
Hong'an Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Hong'an government): 31°17′17″N 114°37′05″E / 31.288°N 114.618°E / 31.288; 114.618
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Huanggang
Area
• Total	1,782 km2 (688 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	510,189
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.hazf.gov.cn

Hong'an County (simplified Chinese: 红安县; traditional Chinese: 紅安縣; pinyin: Hóng'ān Xiàn), formerly named Huang'an County (黄安县; 黃安縣; Huáng'ān Xiàn; Hwangan), located to the north of provincial capital Wuhan, is a county under jurisdiction of Huanggang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China.

Hong'an is famous for being the birthplace of many generals in the People's Liberation Army originally hailed from it. In the early 1950s, there were over 200 generals from Hong'an, far more than any other county in China. It earned Hon'an the nickname "County of the Generals".

The former military leader and national President of China, Li Xiannian (1909–1992), was born in Hong'an.