Huarong County () is a
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in
Hunan province,
South Central part of China, it is under the administration of
Yueyang City.
The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, on the southern bank of the
Yangtze River
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and on the northern bank of the
Dongting Lake
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. Huarong County is bordered to the east and the southeast by
Junshan District, to the southwest by
Nanxian
Nan County, or Nanxian () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang.
Located in the northern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Shishou City of ...
and
Anxiang Counties, to the north by
Shishou City of Hubei, to the northeast by
Jianli County
Jianli () is a county-level city of southern Hubei, Hubei Province, China, located on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River and bordering Hunan, Hunan Province to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou, Jingzhou City.
The ...
of Hubei.
The county covers an area of , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 723,800 and a permanent resident population of 725,600.
[the population of Huarong County in 2015, according to the ''Statistical Communiqué of Huarong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development'' - (2015年华容县国民经济和社会发展统计公报)]
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/ref> The county has 12 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Zhanghua Town ().
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Huarong county on November 20, 2015, Huarong has 12 towns and ２ townships under its jurisdiction.[the divisions of Huarong County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Huarong County on (November 20, 2015) - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意华容县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕60号)]
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or ttps://web.archive.org/web/20170215131904/http://news.xinhuanet.com/house/cs/2015-12/08/c_1117386721.htm xinhuanet.com/ref> they are:
2 townships
* Tuanzhou ()
* Xinhe, Huarong ()
12 towns
* Beijinggang ()
* Caojun ()
* Chaqi ()
* Dongshan, Huarong ()
* Meitianhu ()
* Nianyuxu ()
* Sanfengsi ()
* Wanyu, Huarong ()
* Yushan, Huarong ()
* Zhanghua Town ()
* Zhihedu ()
* Zhuzikou ()
Climate
References
County-level divisions of Hunan
Yueyang
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