| Native name | 衡东县 |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
| Seat | Mishui |
| Coordinates | 27.0812124222°N 112.9530674248°E |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Hengdong County (traditional Chinese: 衡東縣; simplified Chinese: 衡东县; pinyin: Héngdōng Xiàn; literally: east of Mount Heng) is a county located in the east of Hengyang prefecture-level city, Hunan province, China. It was established from the eastern part of Hengshan County in 1966 and named after the east of Mount Heng. The county has an area of 1,926.78 km2 (743.93 sq mi) with a population of 746,300 (as of 2015). The county of Hengdong has two townships and 15 towns under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Mishui Town (洣水镇).[1]
Geography
Hengdong County is located in the south of Hunan Province, between the Hengyang Basin and the Yanqi Basin in the middle reaches of the Xiang River. It borders You County to the east, the counties of Anren and Hengnan to the south, counties of Hengshan and Hengnan to the west, and counties of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou to the north.
Hengdong is named after its location that the county is located in the east of Mount Heng. The county covers an area of 1,926.78 km2 (743.93 sq mi), the longest distance is 72.9 km (45.3 mi) from north to south and 53.6 km (33.3 mi) from west to east.
Fossils
Fossils of a of Planocrania hendongensis, a species of the type genus of Planocraniidae, a family of terrestrial eusuchian crocodylomorphs. Colloquially known as the "Hoved Crocodiles" was found in the city and described in 1984.[2]
Subdivision
- 15 towns
- Bailian (白莲镇)
- Caoshi (草市镇)
- Dapu (大浦镇)
- Ganxi (甘溪镇)
- Gaohu (高湖镇)
- Mishui (洣水镇)
- Pengyuan (蓬源镇)
- Rongheng (荣桓镇)
- Sanzhang (三樟镇)
- Shiwan (石湾镇)
- Wuji (吴集镇)
- Xialiu (霞流镇)
- Xintang (新塘镇)
- Yanglin (杨林镇)
- Yangqiao (杨桥镇)
- 2 townships
External links
References
- ^ the divisions and population in 2015, According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Hengdong County (on November 18, 2015) / 湖南省民政厅关于同意衡东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 （湘民行发〔2015〕32号）, see rednet.cn (2015-12-04) Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Li, J. L. (1984). "A new species of Planocrania from Hengdong, Hunan". Vertebrata PalAsiatica. 22 (2): 123–134.