Xinning County 新宁县 |
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County | |
Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 26°34′59″N 110°54′04″E / 26.583°N 110.901°ECoordinates: 26°34′59″N 110°54′04″E / 26.583°N 110.901°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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Literal meaning | Newly Pacified | ||||||
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Hanyu Pinyin | Xīnníng |
Xinning County (Chinese: 新宁县; pinyin: xīn-níng xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Shaoyang County, to the northwest by Wugang City, to the west by Chengbu Autonomous County, to the south by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the east by Dong'an County. Xinning County covers 2,756.13 km2 (1,064.15 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 649,700 and a permanent resident population of 574,100. The county has 8 towns and 8 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Ningxiu Community (金石镇凝秀社区).
The Xinning County Almanac (1995:653) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.