Linwu County () is a

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in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the

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. Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the southwest of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bordered to the north by

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and Jiahe Counties, to the northeast by Beihu District, to the east by Yizhang County, to the south by Lianzhou City of

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, and to the west by Lanshan County. Linwu County covers an area of . As of 2015, it had a registered population of 397,200 and a resident population of 399,900. o
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and four townships under its jurisdiction, and the

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Administrative divisions

;9 towns * Chujiang () * Fenshi () * Huaxiang () * Jinjiang () * Maishi () * Nanqiang () * Shuidong () * Shunfeng () * Wushui () ;3 townships * Huatang () * Wanshui () * Zhennan () ;1 ethnic township * Yao Xishan ()

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