Hengdong County () is a county located in the east of Hengyang prefecture-level city, Hunan province, China. It was established from the eastern part of Hengshan County in 1966 and named after the east of Mount Heng. The county has an area of with a population of 746,300 (as of 2015). The county of Hengdong has two townships and 15 towns under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Mishui Town ().the divisions and population in 2015, According to the Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on Approving Township-level Division Adjustment Programmes of Hengdong County (on November 18, 2015) / 湖南省民政厅关于同意衡东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 （湘民行发〔2015〕32号）, see rednet.cn (2015-12-04)
Geography Hengdong County is located in the south of Hunan Province, between the Hengyang Basin and the Yanqi Basin in the middle reaches of the Xiang River. It borders You County to the east, the counties of Anren and Hengnan to the south, counties of Hengshan and Hengnan to the west, and counties of Xiangtan and Zhuzhou to the north.
Hengdong is named after its location that the county is located in the east of Mount Heng. The county covers an area of , the longest distance is from north to south and from west to east.
Fossils Fossils of a of Planocrania hendongensis, a species of the type genus of Planocraniidae, a family of terrestrial eusuchian crocodylomorphs. Colloquially known as the "Hoved Crocodiles" was found in the city and described in 1984.
Subdivision
15 towns Bailian () Caoshi () Dapu () Ganxi () Gaohu () Mishui () Pengyuan () Rongheng () Sanzhang () Shiwan () Wuji () Xialiu () Xintang () Yanglin () Yangqiao ()
2 townships Nanwan () Shitan ()
Climate
External links Official Website (Chinese / 中文)
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