Located on the north of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper of Huaihua. The county is bordered to the north by Yuanling County, to the east by Xupu County, to the south by Zhongfang County and Hecheng District, to the west by Mayang and Luxi Counties. Chenxi County covers 1,990.3 km2 (768.5 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 530,000 and a resident population of 461,400.[4] The county has nine towns and 14 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chenyang (辰阳镇).[5]
History
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During the Second Sino-Japanese War, as part of the Third Front strategy, Chengxi developed into an industrial center. Many government offices and public services moved from Japanese occupied areas to Chengxi and the population increased from 5,000 to over 100,000. Japanese air raids caused hundreds of deaths and burned much of the old city.[6]
On 15 July 1996 the county was hit hard by floods.[6]
Climate
Climate data for Chenxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
^about the population of Chenxi County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Chenxi County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年辰溪县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): hhtj.gov.cnArchived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine or chenxi.gov.cnArchived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
^the divisions of Chenxi County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chenxi County on November 19, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意辰溪县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕52号): rednet.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.comArchived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
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