Li County, or Lixian () is a

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Hunan Province 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, Jiangxi t ...

, China, it is under the administration of the

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Changde Changde ( ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. In addition to the urban districts, Changde also administers the county-level city of Jinshi City, Jinshi and six counties. Changde is adjacent ...

. The County is located on the north in

, it borders to the north by Songzi City and

Gong'an County Gong'an County () is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City. History During the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, Gong'an County was k ...

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, the east by

Anxiang County Anxiang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The county is located at one of the inflows of Dongting Lake, on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Chang ...

, the south by

Jinshi City Jinshi () is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. Jinshi is located on the north in Hunan Province and the central north in Changde, it borders to the northeast and th ...

and

Linli County Linli () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The county is located on the north in Hunan, the north-central part of Changde's administration, it borders to the north by Li ...

, the west by Shimen County, it has an area of with 919,500 of registered population (as of 2015), It is divided into 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the

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is Liyang Subdistrict ().

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Li County, Hunan on November 23, 2015, Li County has 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction.Township-level administrative divisions of Li County: According to , also see or they are: ;15

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Cennan Cennan () is a town of Li County in Hunan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Populatio ...

() * Chengtoushan Town () * Dayandang () * Fuxing, Li County () * Ganxitan () * Guanyuan, Li County () * Huolianpo () * Jinluo, Li County () * Linan, Li County () * Matoupu, Li County () * Mengxi, Li County () * Rudong, Li County () * Wangjiachang () * Xiaodukou () * Yanjing, Li County () ;4

Subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...

Lidan Subdistrict Lidan Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Li County in Hunan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country ...

, () * Lipu, Li County () * Lixi, Li County () * Liyang Subdistrict ()

Famous Sights

Chengtoushan Site (): Chengtoushan is an prehistoric site which located in the village of Lanyue in the township of Chexi. This site is situated on a small plateau-like feature in the landscape, two or three meters above the surrounding area. The local villagers call it Pingtoushan("Flat Top Hill"). It has also been known for generations as the location of an ancient walled site.

Special Status

Lixian is the seat of an

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in the consideration of the

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; this status is unrecognised in the organisational structure of Sinican Catholicism promulgated by the

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Climate

Notes and references

{{authority control Changde County-level divisions of Hunan