Taojiang County
Taojiang County
桃江县 | |
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Location of Taojiang County within Yiyang | |
| Coordinates: 28°26′38″N 111°57′54″E / 28.444°N 111.965°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yiyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,068.14 km2 (798.51 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 769,568 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taojiang County (simplified Chinese: 桃江县; traditional Chinese: 桃江縣; pinyin: Táojiāng Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City.
Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the east by Ziyang and Heshan Districts, to the south by Ningxiang County, and to the west by Anhua County. Taojiang County covers an area of 2,068.35 km2 (798.59 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 888,400 and a permanent resident population of 792,300. The county has 12 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Taohuajiang (桃花江镇).