Yueyang County () is a
county
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in
Hunan province, China. It is under the administration of
Yueyang City.
The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, the
Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tribut ...
runs through the west land of the county from south to east, the most of the county is located on the eastern shore of the
Dongting Lake
Dongting Lake () is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the l ...
. It is bordered to the north by
Jianli County of
Hubei
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,
Linxiang City,
Yunxi and
Yueyanglou District
Yueyanglou District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China; it is also the 3rd most populous district (after Heshan and Dingcheng Districts) in the province. The district is located in the middle part of th ...
s, to the northwest and the west by
Junshan District and
Nan County, to the south by
Yuanjiang,
Miluo Cities,
Xiangyin and
Pingjiang Counties, to the east by
Tongcheng County of Hubei.
Yueyang County covers an area of , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 720,660 and a permanent resident population of 733,300.
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Administrative divisions
In 2015, Yueyang had three townships and 11 towns under its jurisdiction.[ o]
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/ref> The township of ''Yanglin'' was reorganized as the town of ''Yanglinjie'' on November 17, 2017. The county now has two townships and 12 towns under its jurisdiction.towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
* Baixiang, Yueyang ()
* Buxian ()
* Gangkou, Yueyang ()
* Gongtian ()
* Huangshajie ()
* Maotian ()
* Rongjiawan ()
* Xinkai, Yueyang ()
* Xinqiang ()
* Yanglinjie ()
* Yuetian ()
* Zhangguying ()
References
www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Hunan
Yueyang
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