Chengbu Miao Autonomous County

Chengbu County
城步县
County
Chengbu
Location of the seat in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°23′30″N 110°19′22″E / 26.3915514122°N 110.3228356190°E / 26.3915514122; 110.3228356190Coordinates: 26°23′30″N 110°19′22″E / 26.3915514122°N 110.3228356190°E / 26.3915514122; 110.3228356190[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Shaoyang
Seat Rulin (儒林镇)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)

Chengbu ( "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) is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City.

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.[2] The county has 6 towns and 6 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chengbei Community (儒林镇城北社区).[3]

References

  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Chengbu" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. the population of Chengbu County in 2015: according to the Statistical Communiqué of Chengbu County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (城步县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报) shaoyang.gov (23-Mar-16) or chengbu.gov
  3. The divisions of Chengbu County: according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chengbu county on December 2, 2015: rednet (2-Dec-15): 《湖南省民政厅关于同意城步苗族自治县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕122号)


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