Fenghuang County
Fenghuang County
凤凰县 Fenghwang | |
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Location of Fenghuang County within Xiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 27°56′56″N 109°36′14″E / 27.949°N 109.604°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,751.10 km2 (676.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 350,195 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4162XX |
Fenghuang County (simplified Chinese: 凤凰县; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰縣; pinyin: Fènghuáng Xiàn), named after the mythological birds Fenghuang, is a county of Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located on the western margin of the province and the southern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the eastern edge of Guizhou Province. The county is bordered to the north by Huayuan County and Jishou City, to the east by Luxi County, to the southeast by Mayang County, and to the southwest and the west by Bijiang District of Tongren City and Songtao County of Guizhou. Fenghuang County covers an area of 1,745 km2 (674 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 428,294 and a resident population of 363,700. The county has 13 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Tuojiang (沱江镇).