The difference between Hengyang county and Hengyang city

According to China. com, the differences between Hengyang County and Hengyang City are as follows:

Hengyang county is a small place name and Hengyang city is a big name, including 10 districts and counties and 2 county-level cities.

Hengyang County belongs to Hengyang City, Hunan Province. It is located in the northwest of Hengyang City, in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is named because it is located at the southern foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. Hengyang is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, a national regional central city and a provincial sub-central city. Located at the southern foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, it is named after the southern part of the mountain is "Yang".

Hengyang county has a long history and culture. It is an important commodity grain production base in southern China, and also an important non-ferrous metal and non-metallic producing area. Hengyang is one of the political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and transportation centers in Hunan Province, and is known as the "Pearl of Hunan".