Shaoyang | |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
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: | Shaoyang |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coor Pinpoint: | Shaoyang County government |
Coordinates: | 26.9906°N 111.2738°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Shaoyang County is a county under the administration of Shaoyang City in Hunan province, China. Located in the southwest of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Dongkou County, to the west by Huitong and Jingzhou Counties, to the southwest by Tongdao County, to the southeast by Chengbu County, to the east by Wugang City. Shaoyang County covers 1996.08km2, as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,048,235 and a permanent resident population of 957,800.[1] The county has 12 towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Fenghuang Community (Chinese: 渡口镇凤凰社区).[2]
Shaoyang West railway station on the Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway is located here.