Longhui
隆回县 | |
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Motto: 只要来隆回,一切都优惠 (Coming to Longhui will only bring benefits.) | |
Coordinates (Longhui County government): 27°06′50″N 111°01′57″E / 27.1140°N 111.0324°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,855.86 km2 (1,102.65 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 110,000 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 422200 |
Area code | 0739 |
Website | longhui |
Longhui County (simplified Chinese: 隆回县; traditional Chinese: 隆回縣; pinyin: Lónghuí Xiàn; lit. 'grand return') is a county and the 6th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the mid-eastern Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Xinhua and Xupu Counties, to the west by Dongkou County, to the south by Wugang City and Shaoyang County, to the east by Xinshao County. Longhui County covers 2,867.67 km2 (1,107.21 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,231,600 and a permanent resident population of 1,100,900.[1] The county has 17 towns and seven townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Taohong Town (桃洪镇).[2] The county was amongst the list of impoverished places of China, and finally got off the poverty list in the early 2000s.