Xinshao

Xinshao County 新邵县
County
Xinshao Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°19′08″N 111°27′40″E / 27.319°N 111.461°E / 27.319; 111.461Coordinates: 27°19′08″N 111°27′40″E / 27.319°N 111.461°E / 27.319; 111.461
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Shaoyang
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Xinshao County (simplified Chinese: 新邵县; traditional Chinese: 新邵縣; pinyin: Xīnshào Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Lianyuan City, Lengshuijiang City and Xinhua County, to the west by Longhui County, to the south by Shaoyang County and the city proper of Shaoyang. Xinshao County covers 1,763 km² (681 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 828,100 and a permanent resident population of 769,700. The county has 13 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Niangxi (酿溪镇).