Located in the north of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Nan County, to the northeast by Yueyang County, to the southeast by Xiangyin County, to the south by Ziyang District, to the west by Hanshou County. Yuanjiang City covers 2,012.5 km2 (777.0 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 768,000 and a permanent resident population of 689,100.[3] Yuanjiang has 11 towns and two subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Qionghu (琼湖街道).[4]
Yuanjiang is a city in the drainage basin of Yuan River (Yuan Jiang), it is named after the river, which flows through the city roughly west to east. its most land is located on the northwestern bank of the Dongting Lake.
After an adjustment of township-level divisions of Yuanjiang City on 26 November 2015, Yuanjiang City has 11 towns and two subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[4] they are:
^沅江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Yuanjiang City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Yiyang People's Government. or yjsrsj.gov
