Xinhuang County 新晃县 |
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County | |
Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 27°21′32″N 109°10′19″E / 27.359°N 109.172°ECoordinates: 27°21′32″N 109°10′19″E / 27.359°N 109.172°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
Area | |
• Total | 1,510.83 km2 (583.33 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 244,322 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 4192XX |
Xinhuang (the full name: "Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 新晃侗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 新晃侗族自治縣; pinyin: Xīnhuǎng Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Xinhuang County", simplified Chinese: 新晃县; traditional Chinese: 新晃縣; pinyin: Xīn-huǎng xiàn) is an autonomous county of Dong people and the westernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecture-level City.
On the map, Xinhuang County looks like the insertion of a wedge on the eastern margin of Guizhou Province. It is the westernmost county of the province, the county is surrounded by Guizhou to the north, west and south. it is bordered to the north by Wanshan District of Tongren, to the west by Yuping, Zhenyuan and Sansui Counties, to the north by Tianzhu County, to the east by Zhijiang County. The county covers 1,508 km2 (582 sq mi), as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 258,246 and a permanent resident population of 249,100. The county has 9 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Huangzhou Community (晃州镇晃州社区).