Hengdong County belongs to Hengyang City, Hunan Province, located in the southeast of Hunan Province, between Hengyang Basin and Youyou Basin in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is adjacent to Youxian County in the east and Anren County and Hengnan County in the south. The Xiangjiang River, which is 50 kilometers long and 400 meters wide, is separated from Hengshan County in the west and borders Lukou District in the north. The forest coverage rate of this county is 5 1%, and it is one of the "Top 100 Afforestation Counties in China".
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Location context:
Hengdong County is located in the southeast of Hunan, between Hengyang Basin and Youyou Basin in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is adjacent to Youxian County in the east, Anren County and Hengnan County in the south, Xiangjiang River and Hengshan County across the water in the west, and Xiangtan and Zhuzhou in the north. The county covers an area of 1926 square kilometers, accounting for about 0.9% of the total area of Hunan Province.
Terrain:
The terrain is mainly hilly, with both plains and mountains. The terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, with Phoenix Mountain in the east and Sifang Mountain in the south.
Climatic characteristics:
It has a subtropical monsoon climate with an annual average temperature of 17.7℃ and abundant rainfall. Annual average sunshine 18 12 hours, annual average temperature 18.9℃, annual average rainfall 1336mm, relative humidity 78%, and annual frost-free period of 300 days.
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