Guidong County

Guidong County (simplified Chinese: 桂东县; traditional Chinese: 桂東縣; pinyin: Guìdōng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the southeastern margin of the province, it is the easternmost county-level division of Chenzhou City. The county is bordered to the north by Yanling County, to the west by Zixing City, to the south by Rucheng County, and to the east by Suichuan, Shangyou and Chongyi Counties of Jiangxi. Guidong County covers an area of 1,451.6 km2 (560.5 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 232,700. The county has seven towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Oujiang (沤江镇).