Hengshi, Hunan

Hengshi Town
横市镇
Government building of Hengshi Town.
Government building of Hengshi Town.
Hengshi Town is located in Hunan
Hengshi Town
Hengshi Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°08′50″N 112°13′19″E / 28.14722°N 112.22194°E / 28.14722; 112.22194
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
 • Total
123 km2 (47 sq mi)
Population
50,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410626
Area code0731
Websitewww.nxcity.gov.cn/hsz/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngshì Zhèn

Hengshi (Chinese: 横市镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huangcai Town on the west, Huishangang Town on the north, Yujia'ao Township and Shuangfupu Town on the east, and Laoliangcang Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 47,491 and an area of 123 square kilometres (47 sq mi).