Pingjiang County
平江县 Pingkiang | |
|---|---|
 Location of Pingjiang County within Yueyang | |
  Pingjiang Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°42′07″N 113°34′52″E / 28.702°N 113.581°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,114.43 km2 (1,588.59 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 951,200 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Pingjiang County (simplified Chinese: 平江县; traditional Chinese: 平江縣; pinyin: Píngjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Hunan province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang.
The county is located on the eastern margin of the province, the Miluo River runs through the county from east to west. It is bordered to the north by Yueyang County, to the west by Miluo City, to the south by Changsha County and Liuyang City, to the east by Xiushui and Tonggu Counties of Jiangxi, to the northeast by Tongcheng County of Hubei.[1]
Pingjiang County covers an area of 4,114 km2 (1,588 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,106,900 and a permanent resident population of 979,300. The county has 19 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Hanchang Town (汉昌镇).[2]
- ^ About Pingjiang County / 平江县 hnpj.ccoo.cn
- ^ 平江县概况. xzqh.org. 4 February 2016.