Xinshao County
Xinshao
新邵县 | |
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| Coordinates: 27°19′16″N 111°27′32″E / 27.321°N 111.459°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xinshao County (simplified Chinese: 新邵县; traditional Chinese: 新邵縣; pinyin: Xīnshào Xiàn) is a county in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Lianyuan City, Lengshuijiang City and Xinhua County, to the west by Longhui County, and to the south by Shaoyang County and the city proper of Shaoyang. Xinshao County covers an area of 1,763 km2 (681 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 828,100 and a permanent resident population of 769,700. The county has 13 towns and two townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Niangxi (酿溪镇).