Qiyang () is a
county-level city
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of
Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Yongzhou
Yongzhou, formerly known as Lingling, is a prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, located on the southern bank of the Xiang River, which is formed by the confluence of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, and b ...
.
Located on the south central part of the province, it is adjacent to the city proper of Yongzhou. The county is bordered to the north and the northeast by
Qidong County
Qidong County () is a county and the 8th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. The county was formed from the eastern part of Qiyang County in Apri ...
, to the east by
Changning City, to the south by
Xintian and
Ningyuan Counties, to the southwest and the west by
Shuangpai County
Shuangpai County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou. Shuangpai is also the 3rd smallest administrative unit (after Shaoshan and Guzhang) by population in the counti ...
,
Lingling and
Lengshuitan Districts. Qiyang County covers . It has a registered population of 1,061,000 and has a permanent resident population of 879,900.
[The population of Qiyang County in 2015, according to the o]
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and 3 subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
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under its jurisdiction, the county seat
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is Changhong Subdistrict
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Administrative divisions
;3 subdistricts
* Changhong ()
* Longshan ()
* Wuxi ()
;20 towns
* Babao ()
* Baishui ()
* Dacundian ()
* Dazhongqiao ()
* Gongjiaping ()
* Guanyinshan ()
* Huangnitang ()
* Jinbaotang ()
* Jindong ()
* Lijiaping ()
* Maozhu ()
* Meixi ()
* Panshi ()
* Qiliqiao ()
* Sankoutang ()
* Wenfu ()
* Wenmingpu ()
* Xiamadu ()
* Xiaojia ()
* Yangjiaotang ()
;2 townships
* Fenghuang ()
* Shiguyuan ()
;1 Yao ethnic township
* Shaibeitan ()
Climate
References
External links
County-level divisions of Hunan
Yongzhou
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