Sangzhi County

Sangzhi County
桑植县
Sangchih
Location of Sangzhi County within Zhangjiajie
Location of Sangzhi County within Zhangjiajie
Sangzhi is located in Hunan
Sangzhi
Sangzhi
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°23′49″N 110°10′01″E / 29.397°N 110.167°E / 29.397; 110.167[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityZhangjiajie
Area
 • Total3,475.19 km2 (1,341.78 sq mi)
Population
 • Total376,100
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://www.sangzhi.gov.cn/

Sangzhi (simplified Chinese: 桑植县; traditional Chinese: 桑植縣; pinyin: Sāngzhí Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by Cili County, to the south by Yongding and Wulingyuan Districts, to the west by Yongshun and Longshan Counties, to the north by Xuan'en and Hefeng Counties of Hubei, Sangzhi is also the home of the Tujia, Miao and Bai people.[2] The County has an area of 3,474 square kilometres (1,341 sq mi) with rough 479,500 of population (as of 2015). It is divided into 23 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Liyuan Town (澧源镇).[3]

  1. ^ "Liyuanzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Shuang, Feng (2018). ""Three Bowls of Tea": welcoming tradition of Bai ethnic group". www.ecns.cn. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference subdivisions 27-Nov-15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).