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Yunxiao County (simplified Chinese: 云霄县; traditional Chinese: 雲霄縣; pinyin: Yúnxiāo Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûn-sio-kōan) is a county of Zhangzhou prefecture level city, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. The county had a population of 411,558 according to the 2020 Census. The county spans an area of 1,069 square kilometres (413 sq mi).

The county postcode is 363300 and its telephone area code is 0596.

Yunxiao County, located on the Zhangjiang River on the way from Zhangpu County to Dongshan Island, was the earliest seat of the government of Zhangzhou.

Minerals such as gold, zinc, silver and aluminum, granite, porcelain clay, and sea salt are mined in the county.

Major agricultural products in Yunxiao County include seed oil, sugar, vegetables, tea, and fruits, particularly loquat and lychee.

As of 2009, the county is also the source of half of China's production of counterfeit cigarettes, producing about 400 billion cigarettes a year (whereas all legal cigarette business is state-owned and state-controlled). Yunxiao is reported to contain some 200 illicit cigarette factories beneath buildings or in the hills.

Yunxiao County oversees six towns, three townships, and two Development Zones [zh] (开发区). The county government is seated in the town of Yunling.

Yunxiao County oversees six towns (; zhèn; tìn). Of the six towns, three of which lie on National Route 324, and the other three all lie between this route and coast.[citation needed] The county executive, legislature and judiciary is seated at Yunling (云陵), together with the CPC and PSB branches.[citation needed]

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