Fenghuang County

Fenghuang County
凤凰县
Fenghwang
Fenghuang Ancient Town
Location of Fenghuang County within Xiangxi
Location of Fenghuang County within Xiangxi
Fenghuang is located in Hunan
Fenghuang
Fenghuang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°56′56″N 109°36′14″E / 27.949°N 109.604°E / 27.949; 109.604[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Autonomous prefectureXiangxi
Area
 • Total
1,751.10 km2 (676.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
350,195
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4162XX

Fenghuang County (simplified Chinese: 凤凰县; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰縣; pinyin: Fènghuáng Xiàn), named after the mythological birds Fenghuang, is a county of Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.

Located on the western margin of the province and the southern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the eastern edge of Guizhou Province. The county is bordered to the north by Huayuan County and Jishou City, to the east by Luxi County, to the southeast by Mayang County, to the southwest and the west by Bijiang District of Tongren City and Songtao County of Guizhou. Fenghuang County covers 1,745 km2 (674 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 428,294 and a resident population of 363,700.[4] The county has 13 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Tuojiang (沱江镇).[5]

  1. ^ "Fenghuang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 湘西自治州2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). Xiangxi Prefecture People's Government. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ about the population of Baojing County in 2015, according to the 2015年凤凰县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Baojing County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. fhzf.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-25. or ahmhxc.com
  5. ^ the divisions of Baojing County in 2015, according to the 《湖南省民政厅关于同意凤凰县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕112号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Baojing County on 30 November 2015]. rednet.cn. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com. 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2017-01-25. or xinhuanet.com