Dao County

Dao County
道县
Daoxian
Location of the seat in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°31′37″N 111°36′04″E / 25.527°N 111.601°E / 25.527; 111.601
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYongzhou
Area
  Total
2,441.03 km2 (942.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
605,799
  Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4253XX

Dao County (simplified Chinese: 道县; traditional Chinese: 道縣; pinyin: Dào Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.

Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the northeastern border of Guangxi. The county borders to the northeast by Shuangpai County, to the east by Ningyuan County, to the south by Jianghua County, to the southwest by Jiangyong County, and to the northwest and the north by Guanyang and Quanzhou Counties of Guangxi. Dao County covers 2,448 km2 (945 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 802,800 and a resident population of 624,600. The county has 11 towns, four townships and 7 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Lianxi (濂溪街道).