Huarong County

Huarong County (simplified Chinese: 华容县; traditional Chinese: 華容縣; pinyin: Huáróng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan province, South Central part of China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River and on the northern bank of the Dongting Lake. Huarong County is bordered to the east and the southeast by Junshan District, to the southwest by Nanxian and Anxiang Counties, to the north by Shishou City of Hubei, and to the northeast by Jianli County of Hubei. The county covers an area of 1,593 km2 (615 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 723,800 and a permanent resident population of 725,600. The county has 12 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Zhanghua Town (章华镇).