Hengshan County, Hengyang
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Hengshan County 衡山县 |
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 Hengshan
Location in Hunan
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| Coordinates: 27°13′49″N 112°52′06″E / 27.2302343467°N 112.8683120136°ECoordinates: 27°13′49″N 112°52′06″E / 27.2302343467°N 112.8683120136°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Hengshan County (Chinese: 衡山县; pinyin: Héngshān xiàn; literally: "Mount Heng") is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Xiangtan County, to the northwest by Shuangfeng County, to the southwest and south by Hengyang County, Nanyue District and Hengnan County, to the east by Hengdong County. The county of Hengshan covers 934 km2 (361 sq mi) with a population of 449,500 (as of 2015). It has 5 townships and 7 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Kaiyun Town (开云镇).
The county of Hengshan was named after the Hengshan Mountain, the place name of Hengshan was described in the Book of Documents (one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature). It was belonged to the territory of Chu State in the Spring and Autumn period, it was part of Changsha Commadery (长沙郡) in the Qin period and part of Xiangnan County (湘南县) of Changsha State (长沙国) in the Han period. The county of Hengyang (not modern Hengyang County) was created in 257 AD, its seat was located in modern Yonghe Township and the county of Hengyang was renamed to Hengshan in 290 AD.
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