Mayang Miao Autonomous County
Mayang County
麻阳县 | |
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| 麻阳苗族自治县 Mayang Miao Autonomous County | |
Location of Mayang Miao Autonomous County within Huaihua | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′50″N 109°48′04″E / 27.864°N 109.801°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,560.93 km2 (602.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 343,309 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4194XX |
Mayang ( "Mayang Miao Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 麻阳苗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 麻陽苗族自治縣; pinyin: Máyáng Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Mayang County", simplified Chinese: 麻阳县; traditional Chinese: 麻陽縣; pinyin: Máyáng Xiàn) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.
Mayang is located on the west central margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Bijiang District of Tongren, Guizhou to the west, Fenghuang County to the northwest, Luxi County to the northeast, Chenxi County and Hecheng District of Huaihua to the southeast, and Zhijiang County to the south. The county covers an area of 1,568.19 km2 (605.48 sq mi), and as of 2015, It had a registered population of 403,400 and a resident population of 349,000. The county seat is the town of Gaocun (高村镇) and it has seven towns and 11 townships under its jurisdiction.