Li County, Hunan

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Li County
澧县
Location of Li County within Changde
Location of Li County within Changde
Lixian is located in Hunan
Lixian
Lixian
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°41′56″N 111°38′46″E / 29.699°N 111.646°E / 29.699; 111.646[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangde
Area
  Total
2,075 km2 (801 sq mi)
Population
  Total
721,900
  Density347.9/km2 (901.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Li County, or Lixian (simplified Chinese: 澧县; traditional Chinese: 澧縣; pinyin: Lǐ Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The county is located in the north of Hunan Province, and it borders to the north by Songzi City and Gong'an County of Hubei Province, to the east by Anxiang County, to the south by Jinshi City and Linli County, and to the west by Shimen County. It has an area of 2,075 kilometres (1,289 mi) with a registered population of 919,500 (as of 2015). It is divided into 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Liyang Subdistrict (澧阳街道).[2]

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Li County, Hunan on November 23, 2015, Li County has 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[3][4] They are:

15 towns
4 Subdistricts

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