Mayang Miao Autonomous County

Mayang County
麻阳县
Autonomous county
麻阳苗族自治县
Mayang Miao Autonomous County
Location of Mayang Miao Autonomous County within Huaihua
Location of Mayang Miao Autonomous County within Huaihua
Mayang is located in Hunan
Mayang
Mayang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°51′50″N 109°48′04″E / 27.864°N 109.801°E / 27.864; 109.801[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHuaihua
Area
[2]
 • Total1,560.93 km2 (602.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total343,309
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4194XX

Mayang ( "Mayang Miao Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 麻阳苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 麻陽苗族自治縣; pinyin: Máyáng Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Mayang County", simplified Chinese: 麻阳县; traditional Chinese: 麻陽縣; pinyin: Máyáng Xiàn) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

Mayang is located on the west central margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Bijiang District of Tongren, Guizhou to the west, Fenghuang County to the northwest, Luxi County to the northeast, Chenxi County and Hecheng District of Huaihua to the southeast, and Zhijiang County to the south. The county covers 1,568.19 km2 (605.48 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 403,400 and a resident population of 349,000.[4] The county seat is the town of Gaocun (高村镇) and it has seven towns and 11 townships under its jurisdiction.[5]

  1. ^ "Mayang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Huaihua City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《怀化市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 怀化市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). 怀化市统计局 [Huaihua Bureau of Statistics]. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ about the population of Mayang County in 2015, according to the 2015年麻阳县国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Mayang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Mayang County People's Government. or ahmhxc.com
  5. ^ the divisions of Mayang County in 2015, according to the 《湖南省民政厅关于同意麻阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕79号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Mayang County on 25 November 2015]. rednet.cn. 2015-12-04. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2017., also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》. people.com Hunan. or xinhuanet.com