Hengyang County

Hengyang County 衡阳县
County
Location in Hengyang
Hengyang County Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°58′11″N 112°22′14″E / 26.96977°N 112.37065°E / 26.96977; 112.37065
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Hengyang
Seat	Xidu
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Hengyang County (simplified Chinese: 衡阳县; traditional Chinese: 衡陽縣; pinyin: Héngyáng Xiàn; lit. 'south of Mount Heng') is a county and the 5th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Shuangfeng County, to the west by Shaodong County, to the south by the counties of Qidong and Hengdong and the districts of Zhengxiang, Shigu and Zhuhui, to the east by Nanyue District and Hengshan County. Hengyang County covers 2,558.61 km² (987.88 sq mi) with a population of 1,235,100 (as of 2015). The county has 17 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Xidu Town (西渡镇).^[1]