Prefecture-level city Huaihua Postal code 4185XX Population 206,650 (2010) | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 2,225 km² Province Hunan | |
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Country People's Republic of China Points of interest Duyan Folk Custom Park, Huilong Bridge | ||
Tongdao (the full name: "Tongdao Dong Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 通道侗族自治县; traditional Chinese: 通道侗族自治縣; pinyin: Tōng-dào Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Tongdao County", simplified Chinese: 通道县; traditional Chinese: 通道縣; pinyin: Tōng-dào xiàn) is an autonomous county of Dong people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecture-level City. Tongdao is also the 5th least-populous county of the province (after Shaoshan, Guzhang, Shuangpai and Yanling).
Map of Tongdao, Huaihua, Hunan, China
Located on the south western corner of Hunan province, Tongdao is immediately adjacent to the borders of the southeast of Guizhou and the north of Guangxi. The county lies in the southernmost part of Huaihua, it is the least populous and least densely populated county-level division of Huaihua. Tongdao borders to the northwest by Jingzhou County, to the northeast by Suining and Chengbu Counties, to the southeast and the south by Longsheng and Sanjiang Counties of Guangxi, to the west by Liping County of Guizhou. The county covers 2,239 km2 (864 sq mi), as of 2015, it has a census registered population of 242,100 and a permanent resident population of 212,300. The county has 8 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Shuangjiang Town (双江镇).
There are two Miao subgroups in Tongdao County, namely Hua Miao 花苗 (mjiu55 ken35) and Cao Miao 草苗 (mjiu55). Despite being officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Miao, Cao Miao is actually a Kam-Sui language.