Dong'an County () is a

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Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...

, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the south central margin of the province, it is adjacent to the eastern border of

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. The county is bordered to the north by

Shaoyang County Shaoyang County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the southwest of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Dongkou County, to the west by Huitong and Jingzhou ...

, to the east by

Lengshuitan District Lengshuitan District () is one of two urban districts of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. It is located on the north of the city proper, and lies to the eastern border of Guangxi. The district is bordered to the northwest and the north by ...

, to the south by

Lingling District Lingling District () is one of two urban districts of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. It is located on the south of the city proper, and lies to the eastern border of Guangxi. The district is bordered to the north by Dong'an County and Le ...

Quanzhou County Quanzhou County (; za, Cenzcouh Yen) is a county in the northeast of Guangxi, China, bordering Hunan province to the north and east. It is under the administration of Guilin City. Quanzhou is the biggest county in Guilin both in size and in popu ...

of Guangxi, to the west and the northwest by

Xinning County Xinning County () 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 Wugan ...

. Dong'an County covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 643,179.the population of Dong'an County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dong'an County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年东安县国民经济和社会发展统计公报):
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/ref> The county has 13

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under its jurisdiction, the

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Baiyashi Baiyashi ( ) is a town of Dong'an County, Hunan province, China, it is the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, R ...

().the divisions of Dong'an County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dong'an County on November 11, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意东安县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕19号)
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also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》

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/ref> Dong'an County is the source place of Dong'an Chicken (), which is one of well-known Hunan foods.

Administrative divisions

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() * Damiaokou () * Dasheng () * Duanqiaopu () * Hengtang () * Huaqiao () * Jingtouyu () * Luhongshi () * Lumaqiao () * Nanqiao () * Shiqishi () * Xinyujiang () * Zixishi () ;2 townships * Shuiling () * Shuiyan ()

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