Hengdong County Explained

Hengdong County
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Label:Hengdong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Hengyang
Seat:Mishui
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:27.0812°N 112.9531°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Hengdong County is a county located in the east of Hengyang prefecture-level city, Hunan province, China. It was established from the eastern part of Hengshan County in 1966 and named after the east of Mount Heng. The county has an area of 1926.78km2 with a population of 746,300 (as of 2015). The county of Hengdong has two townships and 15 towns under its jurisdiction, its seat is Mishui Town (Chinese: 洣水镇).[1]

Geography

Hengdong County is located in the south of Hunan Province, between the Hengyang Basin and the Yanqi Basin in the middle reaches of the Xiang River. It borders You County to the east, the counties of Anren and Hengnan to the south, counties of Hengshan and Hengnan to the west, and counties of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou to the north.

Hengdong is named after its location that the county is located in the east of Mount Heng. The county covers an area of 1926.78km2, the longest distance is 72.9km (45.3miles) from north to south and 53.6km (33.3miles) from west to east.

Subdivision

15 towns
2 townships

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Notes and References

  1. the divisions and population in 2015, According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Hengdong County (on November 18, 2015) / 湖南省民政厅关于同意衡东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕32号), see rednet.cn (2015-12-04)