Suining County () is a
county
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in the
Province
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of
Hunan
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 ...
, 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
Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongji ...
, to the west by
Huitong
Huitong County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City.
Located on the west central margin of the province, the county lies to the east of the border of Guizhou. It is bordered to ...
and
Jingzhou Counties, to the southwest by
Tongdao County
Tongdao (the full name: "''Tongdao Dong Autonomous County''", ; usually referred to as "''Tongdao County''", ) is an autonomous county of Dong people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua ...
, to the southeast by
Chengbu County
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Chengbu County", commonly abbreviated as "Chengbu", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City.
Located on ...
, to the east by
Wugang City. Suining County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 387,800 and a permanent resident population of 356,800.
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and eight townships
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under its jurisdiction, the county seat
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is the town of Changpu ().
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Administrative divisions
;8 towns
* Changpu Changpu Town () is a town and the county seat of Suining County in Hunan
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 watershe ...
()
* Huangtukuang ()
* Jinwutang ()
* Lixiqiao ()
* Tangjiafang ()
* Wawutang ()
* Wuyang ()
* Hongyan ()
;1 township
* Shuikou
Shuikou may refer to:
*Shuikou, Meizhou, a town in Xingning City, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China
*Shuikou, Yanling, a town in Yanling County, Huzhou, Hunan Province, China
* Shuikou, Gutian, a town in Gutian County, Ningde, Fujian Province, C ...
()
;8 townships
* Changpuzi ()
* Dongshan ()
* Egongshan ()
* Guanxia ()
* Hekou ()
* Le'anpu ()
* Matang ()
* Zhaishi ()
Languages
In Suining County, ethnic Yao live in Lianmin 联民乡, Shuikou 水口乡, and Jinwutang 金屋塘乡 townships. The dialect of Xiaohuang, Tianluoxuan Village, Lianmin Township () is included in the ''Suining County Gazetteer'' (1997).
Chinese dialects are spoken by the ethnic Miao of Guanxia 关峡苗族乡 and Matang 麻塘苗族乡 ethnic Miao townships.[Yang Zaibiao 再彪(2011). ''Four endangered languages of Hunan province'' 南西部四种濒危语言调查 Beijing: Ethnic Publishing House 族出版社]
Climate
References
www.xzqh.org
External links
County-level divisions of Hunan
Shaoyang
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