Huayuan County is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western margin of the province and the south western Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the borders of Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality. The county is bordered to the north and the northeast by Baojing County, to the southeast by Jishou City, to the south by Fenghuang County, to the west by Songtao County of Guizhou and Xiushan County of Chongqing. Huayuan County covers 1,108.69 km2, as of 2015, It had a registered population of 312,800 and a resident population of 300,800. The county has 9 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Huayuan Town (花垣镇). Xiangxi Biancheng Airport is located in the county.

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