Hengdong County () is a
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
located in the east of
Hengyang prefecture-level city,
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 to ...
, China. It was established from the eastern part of
Hengshan County in 1966 and named after the ''east of
Mount Heng''. The county has an area of with a population of 746,300 (as of 2015). The county of Hengdong has two townships and 15 towns under its jurisdiction, its seat is
Mishui Town ().
[the divisions and population in 2015, According to the ''Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Hengdong County'' (on November 18, 2015) / ''湖南省民政厅关于同意衡东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复'' （湘民行发〔2015〕32号）, se]
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Geography
Hengdong County is located in the south of Hunan Province, between the Hengyang Basin and the Yanqi Basin in the middle reaches of 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 tribut ...
. It borders You County to the east, the counties of Anren and Hengnan to the south, counties of Hengshan and Hengnan to the west, and counties of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou to the north.
Hengdong is named after its location that the county is located in the east of Mount Heng. The county covers an area of , the longest distance is from north to south and from west to east.
Subdivision
;15 towns
* Bailian ()
* Caoshi ()
* Dapu ()
* Ganxi ()
* Gaohu ()
* Mishui ()
* Pengyuan ()
* Rongheng ()
* Sanzhang ()
* Shiwan ()
* Wuji ()
* Xialiu ()
* Xintang ()
* Yanglin ()
* Yangqiao ()
;2 townships
* Nanwan ()
* Shitan ()
Climate
External links
Official Website (Chinese / 中文)
References
County-level divisions of Hunan
Hengyang
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