Leiyang

Leiyang
耒阳市
Location in Hengyang
Location in Hengyang
Leiyang is located in Hunan
Leiyang
Leiyang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°25′20″N 112°51′35″E / 26.4223°N 112.8598°E / 26.4223; 112.8598
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHengyang
Area
 • County-level city2,656 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
 • Urban49.65 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • County-level city1,150,241
 • Estimate 
(2017)
1,798,000
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Urban569,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websiteleiyang.gov.cn

Leiyang (simplified Chinese: 耒阳; traditional Chinese: 耒陽; pinyin: Lěiyáng) is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Hengnan County, to the west by Changning City, to the south by Guiyang and Yongxing counties, to the east by Anren County. Leiyang City covers 2,656 km2 (1,025 sq mi) with registered population of 1,413,913 and resident population of 1,150,241 (as of the 2010 census).[1] The city has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict.[3]

  1. ^ a b c 耒阳市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 [Communiqué on 2010 Population Census of Changning City (10-Feb-12)]. Leiyang People's Government.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ 《湖南省民政厅关于同意耒阳市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕31号) [Result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Leiyang City on 18 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04.