Hengyang County
衡阳县 | |
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 Location in Hengyang | |
  Hengyang County Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°58′11″N 112°22′14″E / 26.96977°N 112.37065°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
| Seat | Xidu |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hengyang County (simplified Chinese: 衡阳县; traditional Chinese: 衡陽縣; pinyin: Héngyáng Xiàn; lit. 'south of Mount Heng') is a county and the 5th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Shuangfeng County, to the west by Shaodong County, to the south by the counties of Qidong and Hengdong and the districts of Zhengxiang, Shigu and Zhuhui, to the east by Nanyue District and Hengshan County. Hengyang County covers 2,558.61 km2 (987.88 sq mi) with a population of 1,235,100 (as of 2015). The county has 17 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Xidu Town (西渡镇).[1]
- ^ According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on approving township-level division adjustment programmes of Hengyang County (November 18, 2015) / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意衡阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（2015年11月18日 湘民行发〔2015〕36号） see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015) Archived 2018-02-01 at the Wayback Machine