Changning, Hunan

Changning
常宁市
Location in Hengyang
Location in Hengyang
Changning is located in Hunan
Changning
Changning
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°25′20″N 112°24′00″E / 26.4220895759°N 112.3998822948°E / 26.4220895759; 112.3998822948
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHengyang
Divisions4 townships, 14 towns and 3 subdistricts
Establishment257 AD
government seatYiyang Subdistrict
Area
2,046.6 km2 (790.2 sq mi)
 • Land1,959.8 km2 (756.7 sq mi)
 • Water86.8 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
 • Urban38.40 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
810,447
 • Estimate 
(2017)
990,000
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Urban240,000
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0734
LanguagesMandarin and Gan Chinese
Websitehnchangning.gov.cn

Changning[a] is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level City. Located on the south-central part of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Qidong and Hengnan Counties, to the east by Leiyang City, to the south by Guiyang County, to the west by Qiyang County. Changning City covers 2,046.6 km2 (790.2 sq mi)[3] with registered population of 958,988 and resident population of 810,447 (as of the 2010 census[2]). The city has three subdistricts, 14 towns and four townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Yiyang Subdistrict (宜阳街道).[4]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b the 2010 census population, according to xzqh.org (2016-01-11)
  3. ^ "hnchangning.gov". Archived from the original on 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  4. ^ about the divisions of Changning City (November 9, 2015), according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Changning City on November 9, 2015 rednet.cn: 《湖南省民政厅关于同意常宁市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕18号)


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