Xiangyin County | |
Other Name: | Hsiangyin; Siangyin |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Label: | Xiangyin |
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: | Yueyang |
Area Total Km2: | 1541.46 |
Population Total: | 583900 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 28.6902°N 112.9092°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Xiangyin County is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi River merges into Dongting in the westeastern margin. Xiangyin is bordered by Yueyang County, Yuanjiang City to the north, Heshan District of Yiyang to the west, Wangcheng District of Changsha to the south, Miluo City to the east. It has an area of 1581.5km2 with rough 770,000 of population, the county is divided into 14 township-level divisions, the county seat is Wenxing Town.
After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin county on 20 November 2015, Xiangyin has four townships and 10 towns under its jurisdiction,[1] they are: