Hengshan County
衡山县 | |
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Coordinates: 27°13′49″N 112°52′06″E / 27.2302343467°N 112.8683120136°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hengshan County (Chinese: 衡山县; pinyin: Héngshān Xiàn; lit. 'Mount Heng') is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Xiangtan County, to the northwest by Shuangfeng County, to the southwest and south by Hengyang County, Nanyue District and Hengnan County, to the east by Hengdong County. The county of Hengshan covers 934 km2 (361 sq mi) with a population of 449,500 (as of 2015). It has five townships and seven towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Kaiyun Town (开云镇).[1]