Taoyuan County

Taoyuan County 桃源县
County
Location of Taiyuan County within Changde
Taoyuan Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°54′22″N 111°14′02″E / 28.906°N 111.234°E / 28.906; 111.234[1]
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changde
Area
• Total	4,441 km2 (1,715 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Lowest elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2007)
• Total	976,000
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	517000
Area code	0736
Website	Taoyuan.gov.cn

Taoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 桃源县; traditional Chinese: 桃源縣; pinyin: Táoyuán Xiàn) is under the administration of Changde, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which 895 km² (346 sq mi) is arable land. It is 229 km (142 mi) from Zhangjiang Town, the county seat, to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province. The county occupies the southwestern corner of Changde City and borders the prefecture-level cities of Zhangjiajie to the northwest and Huaihua to the southwest.