Anhua County () is a

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in the

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Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City. Located in the north-central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by

Dingcheng District Dingcheng District () is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China; it is also the 2nd most populous district (after Heshan District) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Anxiang County, Jinshi City and L ...

of Changde City and

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangjiang To ...

, to the east by

Taojiang Taojiang County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City. Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingch ...

and Ningxiang Counties, to the south by Lianyuan City and

Xinhua County Xinhua County () is a county and the 4th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Loudi City. Located along the middle reaches of the Zi River, it covers 3,635 square kilometers a ...

, to the west by

Xupu Xupu County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Located on the west central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuanling County, to the northeast by Anhua County, ...

and Yuanling Counties. Anhua County covers ,the area of Anhua County, according to
about Anhua County
' as of 2013, it had a registered population of 1,029,000 and a permanent resident population of 912,100.the population of Anhua County in 2013, according t

/ref> Anhua has 18

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and 5

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under its jurisdiction, the

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is Dongping (). Anhua County is the source place of Anhua dark tea, which is a kind of dark tea; Anhua was an important nodal point of the

Tea Horse Road The Tea Horse Road or ''chamadao'' (), now generally referred to as the Ancient Tea Horse Road or ''chamagudao'' () was a network of caravan paths winding through the mountains of Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet in Southwest China. This was also a t ...

in ancient times. Anhua is both the southernmost and westernmost

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of Yiyang. Anhua and its neighborhood have a very distinct indigenous culture - Meishan culture, which has quite long history and profound religious content, influenced by mainstream Han-Chinese culture and also some neighbor cultures during its developing process.

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level divisions of Anhua County on February 17, 2006, Anhua County has 18

and 5

under its jurisdiction.the divisions of Anhua County in 2006, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Anhua County on February 17, 2006 -
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, also se

/ref> they are: ;18 towns * Changtang, Anhua () * Dafu, Anhua (): Merging Dongshan Township (), Building town experimental zone of Xinqiao () and the former Dafu Town () on February 17, 2006. * Dongping, Anhua (): Merging Muzi Township (), Yanglin Township () and the former Dongping Town () on February 17, 2006. * Jiangnan, Anhua (): Merging Dongshi Township () and the former Jiangnan Town () on February 17, 2006. * Kuixi, Anhua () *

Le'an, Anhua Le'an Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Yiyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 28 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with c ...

() *

Lengshi, Anhua Lengshi Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 20 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commona ...

() *

Malu, Anhua Malu Town () is an urban Towns of the People's Republic of China, town in Anhua County, Hunan, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 35 Villages of the People's Republic of China, villages an ...

(): Merging Cangchang Township () and the former Malu Town () on February 17, 2006. * Meicheng, Anhua (): Merging Lilin Township () and the former Meicheng Town () on February 17, 2006. * Pingkou, Anhua () *

Qingtangpu, Anhua Qingtangpu Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 29 villages and 3 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with com ...

() * Qujiang, Anhua () *

Taoxi, Anhua Taoxi Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 12 villages and 2 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonali ...

() * Xianxi, Anhua () *

Xiaoyan, Anhua Xiaoyan Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 18 villages and 3 communities A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commo ...

() * Yangjiaotang () *

Yanxi, Anhua Yanxi Town () is an urban town in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 20 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet ...

() * Zhexi, Anhua () ;5 townships *

Gaoming, Anhua Gaoming Township () is an rural township in Anhua County, Yiyang, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The township is divided into 12 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, lar ...

() *

Gulou, Anhua Gulou Township () is an rural township in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The township is divided into 24 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than ...

() * Longtang, Anhua () * Nanjin, Anhua () * Tianzhuang, Anhua ()

Climate

References

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