Xinning County

Xinning County (Chinese: 新宁县; pinyin: Xīnníng Xiàn) is a county 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 Shaoyang County, to the northwest by Wugang City, to the west by Chengbu Autonomous County, to the south by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the east by Dong'an County. Xinning County covers 2,756.13 km2 (1,064.15 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 649,700 and a permanent resident population of 574,100.[1] The county has eight towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Jinshi (金石镇).[2]

For the place in Guangdong formerly known as Xinning County, see Taishan, Guangdong.
Xinning

新宁县

Sinning
County
Xinning
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°25′59″N 110°51′25″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xinning
Traditional Chinese新寧
Simplified Chinese新宁
Literal meaningNewly Pacified

Ethnic groups

The Xinning County Almanac (1995:653) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

  • Yao
    • Malin Township 麻林乡
    • Huangjin Township 黄金乡
    • Shuiyuan Village 水源村, Jingwei Township 靖位乡
  • Miao
    • Huangjin Township 黄金乡

See also
  • Other Xinnings, particularly the more famous former Xinning County in Guangdong, now Taishan

References
  1. 新宁县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Xinning County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Shaoyang People's Government 2016-03-25. or sytj.gov
  2. 《湖南省民政厅关于同意新宁县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕120号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xinning county on 2 December 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or rednet.cn

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