Qidong County 祁东县 |
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County | |
Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 26°46′05″N 111°56′31″E / 26.768°N 111.942°ECoordinates: 26°46′05″N 111°56′31″E / 26.768°N 111.942°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 421600 |
Qidong County (simplified Chinese: 祁东县; traditional Chinese: 祁東縣; pinyin: Qídōng xiàn) is a county and the 8th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang City. Located in the central south of Hunan Province, the county is bordered to the north by Hengyang and Shaodong Counties, to the west by Shaoyang and Dong'an Counties, to the south by Lengshuitan District of Yongzhou, Qiyang County, to the east by Changning City and Hengnan County. Qidong County covers 1,872 km2 (723 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 1,067,000. The county has 4 subdistricts, 17 towns and 3 townships under its juridiction, the county seat is Hongqiao Subdistrict (洪桥街道).