The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, on the southern bank of the Yangtze River and on the northern bank of the Dongting Lake. Huarong County is bordered to the east and the southeast by Junshan District, to the southwest by Nanxian and Anxiang Counties, to the north by Shishou City of Hubei, to the northeast by Jianli County of Hubei.
The county covers an area of 1,593 km2 (615 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 723,800 and a permanent resident population of 725,600.[1] The county has 12 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Zhanghua Town (章华镇).[2]
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Huarong county on November 20, 2015, Huarong has 12 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction.[2] they are:
^the population of Huarong County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Huarong County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年华容县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): yueyang.gov or huarong.gov