Jiangyong County
Jiangyong County
江永县 | |
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| Coordinates: 25°16′23″N 111°20′35″E / 25.273°N 111.343°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yongzhou |
| Seat | Xiaopu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,632.62 km2 (630.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 232,599 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4254XX |
Jiangyong County (simplified Chinese: 江永县; traditional Chinese: 江永縣; pinyin: Jiāngyǒng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the south margin of the province, it is bordered on the west by Guangxi. The county is bordered to the northeast by Dao County, to the southeast by Jianghua County, to the south by Fuchuan County of Guangxi, to the west by Gongcheng County of Guangxi, and to the south by Guanyang County of Guangxi. Jiangyong County covers an area of 1,627 km2 (628 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 278,715 and a permanent resident population of 240,900. The county has 6 towns and four ethnic townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Xiaopu Town (潇浦镇).
Nüshu script is a local script understood only by women in Jiangyong County.