Yuanling County (simplified Chinese: 沅陵县; traditional Chinese: 沅陵縣; pinyin: Yuánlíng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecture-level City.

Located in northwest of the province, Yuanling is in the border locations of Huaihua, Xiangxi, Zhangjiajie, Changde and Yiyang five prefecture-level divisions, The Yuan River flows through it southwest to northeast.

[4] Yuanling County has eight towns and 13 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yuanling Town (沅陵镇).

There are also 135 ethnic Bai living in the Zhuhong Stream watershed 朱红溪 of Beirong District 北容区, namely the villages of Luoping 落坪, Qijiaxi 七甲溪, Daheping 大合坪.

Yuanling is also home to the Waxiang people.