Prefecture-level city Chenzhou Postal code 4241XX | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Province Hunan | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Rucheng County (simplified Chinese: 汝城县; traditional Chinese: 汝城縣; pinyin: Rǔ-chéng Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.
Map of Rucheng, Chenzhou, Hunan, China
Located on the southeastern corner of the province, the county is bordered to the northwest by Yizhang County, to the north by Zixing City, to the northeast by Guidong County, to the east by Chongyi County, to the southeast by Renhua County, to the southwest by Lechang City. Rucheng County covers 2,400.71 km2 (926.92 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 407,200 and a resident population of 344,400. The county has 9 towns and 5 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Luyang Town (卢阳镇).
Rucheng County is also the home of the Yao people, Yao ethnic minority accounts for 15.27% of the population; Another local minority is She people, it accounts for 0.24% of the population in the county.