Huarong 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 ...
in
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 ...
,
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
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 l ...
. Huarong County is bordered to the east and the southeast 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 ...
, to the southwest by
Nanxian and
Anxiang Counties, to the north by
Shishou City of Hubei, to the northeast by
Jianli County 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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