Chongyang County is located in the south of Hubei Province, with Tongshan in the east, Tongcheng and Xiushui in Jiangxi Province in the south, Linxiang in Hunan Province in the west, Chibi and Xian 'an in the north, and belongs to Xianning City, Hubei Province.

Chongyang county covers an area of 1.968 square kilometers, governs 8 towns and 4 townships, and has a total population of 5 1.06 million (as of 2022). Chongyang County is surrounded by mountains, with overlapping peaks, and is located between Damu Mountain, Dahu Mountain and Dayao Mountain, which belongs to hilly area.

Chongyang County has a subtropical monsoon climate with abundant sunshine, mild rain, long frost-free period and distinct four seasons. In February of 20021year, it was selected as "Top 100 Purchasing Power List of China County Network in 20021year".

As of 202 1, Chongyang county has 2 ordinary secondary vocational schools, 3 ordinary high schools, 7 junior high schools, 9 primary schools and 8 kindergartens.

The historical evolution of Chongyang County;

Chongyang has a long history and was the land of three seedlings in ancient times. It belonged to Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and moved to Changsha County in Jingzhou in the Qin Dynasty. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, Ganxian was subordinate to it, and the county governed Mount Tai. During the Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin and Song Dynasties, Qi, Liang, Chen and Sui Dynasties, the affiliation and jurisdiction changed repeatedly, but the next one still existed.

In the second year of Tang Tianbao (AD 743), Tang County was established. In the seventh year of Wu Shunyi in the Five Dynasties (AD 927), Zongyang County was established. In the eighth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 975), it was named Chongyang County, belonging to Hubei Road. Chongyang County belongs to Wuchang Road in Huguang Province in Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Chongyang County was subordinate to Wuchang Prefecture, Hubei Province. During the Republic of China, Chongyang was the first administrative supervision area in Hubei Province.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chongyang County was subordinate to Daye, Hubei Province. 1952 belongs to Xiaogan, Hubei province. 1958 10, Chongyang, Tongcheng and Tongshan merged into Chongyang County. 65438+ February, Tongshan precipitation. 1959, Xiaogan area was abolished and Chongyang was transferred to Wuhan. 196 1 year1February, Chongtong and Tong Tong were divided and ruled, and Xiaogan area was restored, and Chongyang County was still under its jurisdiction. 1965, Chongyang county belongs to Xianning area.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongyang County