Jiangyong County

Jiangyong County (simplified Chinese: 江永县; traditional Chinese: 江永縣; pinyin: Jiāngyǒng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.

Jiangyong County
江永县
Jiangyong
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°16′23″N 111°20′35″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYongzhou
SeatXiaopu
Area
  Total1,632.62 km2 (630.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total232,599
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4254XX

Located on the south margin of the province, it is bordered on the west by Guangxi. The county is bordered to the northeast by Dao County, to the southeast by Jianghua County, to the south by Fuchuan County of Guangxi, to the west by Gongcheng County of Guangxi, to the south by Guanyang County of Guangxi. Jiangyong County covers 1,627 km2 (628 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 278,715 and a permanent resident population of 240,900. The county has 6 towns and four ethnic townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Xiaopu Town (潇浦镇).

Nüshu script is a local script understood only by women in Jiangyong County.

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