Hongjiang

Hongjiang
洪江市
Hungkiang
Gate of the Qianyang ancient city, Hongjiang
Gate of the Qianyang ancient city, Hongjiang
Location of Hongjiang City within Huaihua
Location of Hongjiang City within Huaihua
Hongjiang is located in Hunan
Hongjiang
Hongjiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°11′28″N 109°49′08″E / 27.191°N 109.819°E / 27.191; 109.819[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHuaihua
Area
 • County-level city2,164.37 km2 (835.67 sq mi)
 • Urban14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • County-level city413,036
 • Estimate 
(2017)
476,000
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
 • Urban69,200
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4181XX
Websitehjs.gov.cn

Hongjiang (Chinese: 洪江; pinyin: Hóngjiāng), formerly Qianyang County (simplified Chinese: 黔阳县; traditional Chinese: 黔陽縣; pinyin: Qiányáng Xiàn) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.

Located on the southwest of the province and the south of Huaihua, the city is bordered to the north by Zhongfang County, to the northwest by Zhijiang County, to the south by Huitong County, to the east by Dongkou County. Including the Hongjiang District, Hongjiang covers 2,289 km2 (884 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 498,100.[5][6] The city is divided into 26 township-level divisions, including four subdistricts and two townships of Hongjiang District. The government seat is Qiancheng Town (黔城镇).[5]

  1. ^ "Qianchengzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Huaihua City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《怀化市土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014. Does not include Hongjiang District.
  3. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "怀化市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Huaihua Statistical Bureau/怀化市统计局. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014. Does not include Hongjiang District.
  5. ^ a b 《湖南省民政厅关于同意洪江市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕76号) [about the divisions of Hongjiang City (25 November 2015), according to the adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hongjiang City]. rednet.cn Hunan.
  6. ^ about the population of Hongjiang City in 2015 (excluding the population of Hongjiang District), according to 洪江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报. Huaihua People's Government. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-01-08.