Taojiang County

Taojiang County
桃江县
Location of Taojiang County within Yiyang
Location of Taojiang County within Yiyang
Taojiang is located in Hunan
Taojiang
Taojiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°26′38″N 111°57′54″E / 28.444°N 111.965°E / 28.444; 111.965[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYiyang
Area
 • Total2,068.14 km2 (798.51 sq mi)
Population
 • Total769,568
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Taojiang County (simplified Chinese: 桃江县; traditional Chinese: 桃江縣; pinyin: Táojiāng Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City.

Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the east by Ziyang and Heshan Districts, to the south by Ningxiang County, to the west by Anhua County. Taojiang County covers 2,068.35 km2 (798.59 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 888,400 and a permanent resident population of 792,300.[2] The county has 12 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Taohuajiang (桃花江镇).[3]

  1. ^ "Taojiang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ the population of Taojiang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Taojiang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (桃江县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报): iy315.cn or taojiang.gov
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