Xiangyin County Explained

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.

Administrative divisions

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:

4 townships
10 towns

Notable people

References

Notes and References

  1. According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xiangyin County, Hunan province on November 20, 2015: (2015-12-04), also see hunan.gov (2015-12-07)