Chengbu Miao Autonomous County
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 城步苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 城步苗族自治縣; pinyin: Chéngbù Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn), usually referred to as Chengbu County (simplified Chinese: 城步县; traditional Chinese: 城步縣; pinyin: Chéngbù Xiàn) or abbreviated just as Chengbu, is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City.
Chengbu
城步县 Chengpu | |
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| 城步苗族自治县 Chengbu Miao Autonomous County | |
Chengbu Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°23′30″N 110°19′22″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Seat | Rulin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,647 km2 (1,022 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 292,033 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Wugang City, to the northwest by Suining County, to the southwest by Longsheng Autonomous County of Guangxi, to the southeast by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the south by Xinning County. Chengbu County covers 2,647 km2 (1,022 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 285,845 and a permanent resident population of 262,245. The county has six towns and six townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chengbei Community of Rulin Town (儒林镇城北社区).