Jianghua Yaozu Zizhixian (China)

Jianghua ( "Jianghua Yao Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 江华瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 江華瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Jiānghuá Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Jianghua County", 江华县; 江華縣; Jiānghuá Xiàn) is an autonomous county of Yao people in the Province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou Prefecture-level City. Located on the southernmost margin of the province, it lies to the west of the border with Guangxi, and the north of the border with Guangdong. The county is bordered to the north by Dao and Ningyuan Counties, to the northeast by Lanshan County, to the east by Lianzhou City, Liannan and Lianshan Counties of Guangdong, to the south by Babu and Pinggui Districts of Hezhou City and Zhongshan County of Guangxi, and to the west by Fuchuan County of Guangxi and Jiangyong County. Jianghua County covers an area of 3,248 km2 (1,254 sq mi). As of 2015, It had a registered population of 521,400 and a resident population of 429,100. The county has 9 towns and 7 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Tuojiang (沱江镇).