Yueyang 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 ...

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 Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

runs through the west land of the county from south to east, the most of the county is located on the eastern shore of the

Dongting Lake Dongting Lake () is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lak ...

. It is bordered to the north 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 ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

Linxiang City Linxiang () is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. Linxiang is located at the northeastern edge of Hunan province, on the southeastern (right) bank of the Yangtz ...

, Yunxi and

Yueyanglou District Yueyanglou District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China; it is also the 3rd most populous district (after Heshan and Dingcheng Districts) in the province. The district is located in the middle part of the c ...

s, to the northwest and the west by

Junshan District Junshan District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China. The district is located in the west of the city proper, on the northern shore of Dongting Lake and the southwestern bank of Yangtze River. It is bordered ...

and

Nan County Nan County, or Nanxian () is a counties of China, county in the Provinces of China, 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 bor ...

, to the south by

Yuanjiang Yuanjiang () is a county-level city in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yiyang. Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast b ...

, Miluo Cities,

Xiangyin Xiangyin County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi River ...

and Pingjiang Counties, to the east by

Tongcheng County Tongcheng () is the governmental seat and the name of a county in Xianning City, Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi (to the east) and Hunan (to the south and west). History The Red 16th Army, stationed at th ...

of Hubei. Yueyang County covers an area of , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 720,660 and a permanent resident population of 733,300. o
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Rongjiawan Rongjiawan () is a town and the county seat of Yueyang in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Chengguan Town'' (; knowsn as Rongjiawan), ''Lujiao Town'' () and ''Matang Town'' () on November 30, 2015. The town has an ar ...

().

Administrative divisions

In 2015, Yueyang had three townships and 11 towns under its jurisdiction. o
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/ref> The township of ''Yanglin'' was reorganized as the town of ''Yanglinjie'' on November 17, 2017. The county now has two townships and 12 towns under its jurisdiction. ;2

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

* Changhu () * Zhongzhou, Yueyang () ;12

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

* Baixiang, Yueyang () * Buxian () * Gangkou, Yueyang () * Gongtian () * Huangshajie () * Maotian () *

() * Xinkai, Yueyang () * Xinqiang () * Yanglinjie () * Yuetian () * Zhangguying ()

References

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