Zhongxiang

Zhongxiang
钟祥市
Chungsiang
Ming Xianling
Ming Xianling
Zhongxiang is located in Hubei
Zhongxiang
Zhongxiang
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Zhongxiang government): 31°10′05″N 112°35′17″E / 31.168°N 112.588°E / 31.168; 112.588
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityJingmen
Township-level divisions1 subdistrict
15 towns
1 township
SeatYingzhong Subdistrict (郢中街道)
Area
 • County-level City4,488 km2 (1,733 sq mi)
 • Urban175.00 km2 (67.57 sq mi)
Elevation
66 m (217 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • County-level City1,022,514
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
 • Urban274,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
431900
Area code0724
Websitehttp://www.zhongxiang.gov.cn/

Zhongxiang (simplified Chinese: 钟祥; traditional Chinese: 鍾祥; pinyin: Zhōngxiáng; Wade–Giles: Chung1-hsiang2) is a county-level city of Jingmen, central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The name Zhongxiang means "Blessed with propitious omen", and was given to the city by the Jiajing Emperor in the Ming dynasty.

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  3. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 66. Retrieved 11 January 2020.