Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongjiang City, to the southwest by Suining County, to the southeast by Xinning County. Dongkou County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 870,900 and a permanent resident population of 784,500.the population of Dongkou County in 2015: according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dongkou County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (洞口县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报)
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The county has 11

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, nine townships and three subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Wenchang Subdistrict ().the divisions of Dongkou County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dongkou County on July 30, 2015
shaoyang.gov (30-Jul-15): 洞口县撤销两乡镇分设三街道
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Administrative divisions

;3 subdistricts *

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() * Wenchang () * Xuefeng () ;11 towns * Gaosha () * Huayuan () * Huangqiao () * Jiangkou () * Liaotian () * Shanmen () * Shijiang () * Shuidong () * Yanqian () * Yulan () * Zhushi () ;6 townships * Gulou () * Shizhu () * Tongshan () * Yanglin () * Yuexi () * Zhaping () ;3 Yao ethnic townships * Changtang () * Dawu () * Luoxi ()

Climate

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Transportation

Dongkou railway station on the

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is located here.

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County-level divisions of Hunan Shaoyang {{Hunan-geo-stub