Zongyang County (simplified Chinese: 枞阳县; traditional Chinese: 樅陽縣; pinyin: Zōngyáng Xiàn), is a county in southern Anhui province, located mostly on the northern (left) bank of the Yangtze River. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Tongling. It has a population of 960,000 ^[when?] and an area of 1,808 square kilometres (698 sq mi). The government of Zongyang County is located in Zongyang Town (枞阳镇). On 13 October 2015, Zongyang County jurisdiction was transferred from Anqing to Tongling.

In the past, Zongyang County was named Tonglu County. In 1951, Tonglu County was changed to Hudong County. In 1954, the county seat was moved to Zongyang Town. On July 1, 1955, the name of the county in Han Dynasty was restored-Zongyang County. In January 2016, Zongyang County was officially placed under the jurisdiction of Tongling City by Anqing City.^{[citation needed]}

Zongyang County has jurisdiction over 15 towns, 1 township and one other area.^[1]

15 towns

Hengbu (横埠镇), Xiangpu (项铺镇), Qianqiao (钱桥镇), Qilin (麒麟镇), Yijin (义津镇), Fushan (浮山镇), Huigong (会宫镇), Guanbuqiao (官埠桥镇), Qianpu (钱铺镇), Jinshe (金社镇), Bailiu (白柳镇), Yutan (雨坛镇), Zongyang (枞阳镇), Oushan (欧山镇), Tanggou (汤沟镇);

1 townships

Baimei Township (白梅乡);

Other area

• Zongyang Economic Development Area (枞阳经济开发区).

Zongyang dialect (simplified Chinese: 枞阳话; traditional Chinese: 樅陽話; pinyin: Zōngyáng Huà) is a dialect of Lower Yangtze Mandarin which is spoken in Zongyang County.^[3]