Chaling County

Chaling County
茶陵县
Chaling
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°48′50″N 113°38′28″E / 26.814°N 113.641°E / 26.814; 113.641
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityZhuzhou
SeatYunyang Subdistrict
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Chaling County (simplified Chinese: 茶陵县; traditional Chinese: 茶陵縣; pinyin: Chálíng Xiàn; lit. 'tea hill') is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Zhuzhou City. Located on the south eastern margin of the province, the county is bordered to the north by You County, to the east by Anren County, to the south by Yanling County, and to the east by Lianhua, Yongxin Counties and Jinggangshan City of Jiangxi. Chaling County covers 2,500 km2 (970 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 631,036 and resident a population of 586,000. The county has 4 subdistricts, 10 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is at Yunyang Subdistrict (云阳街道).