Guiyang County () is a
county
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in
Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of
Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southern part of the province, it is adjacent to the east of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by
Changning and
Leiyang Cities, to the west by
Xintian and
Jiahe Counties, to the south by
Linwu County
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Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the southwest of the city proper in Chenzhou. The cou ...
, to the east by
Suxian and
Beihu District
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The district is located in the southwestern part of the city proper. It is bordered to the northeast by Suxian District, to the southeast b ...
s. Guiyang County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 904,400 and a resident population of 711,700.
[about the population of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guiyang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年桂阳县国民经济和社会发展统计公报)]
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/ref> The county has 17 towns
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Equivalents
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* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
and two townships
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under its jurisdiction, the county seat
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is Longtan Subdistrict ().[the divisions of Guiyang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guiyang County on November 27, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桂阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕95号)]
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, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》
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Administrative divisions
;3 subdistricts
* Huangshaping ()
* Longtan ()
* Lufeng ()
;17 towns
* Aoquan ()
* Chonglingjiang ()
* Fangyuan
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History
People have been immigrated from Fujian to the area since around 1640 CE, where they practiced fishing and traded with people in Fujian. The area was then known as Fa ...
()
* Haotang ()
* Heping ()
* Heye ()
* Leiping ()
* Liantang ()
* Liufeng ()
* Ouyanghai ()
* Renyi ()
* Sili ()
* Taihe ()
* Tangshi
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* Yangshi ()
* Zhangshi ()
* Zhenghe ()
;1 townships
* Qiaoshi ()
;1 ethnic township
* Yao Baishui
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()
Climate
Notable people
* Liu Fangwu
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Biography
Liu was born Liu Jishu () in Renyi Town of Gu ...
(1898–1994), a Nationalist (KMT) general, a graduate of Whampoa Military Academy, best known for his leadership in the Battle of Yenangyaung.
References
County-level divisions of Hunan
Geography of Chenzhou
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