Lengshuijiang

Lengshuijiang
冷水江市
County-level city
Location of Lengshuijiang City within Loudi
Location of Lengshuijiang City within Loudi
Lengshuijiang is located in Hunan
Lengshuijiang
Lengshuijiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°41′10″N 111°26′10″E / 27.686°N 111.436°E / 27.686; 111.436[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityLoudi
Area
[2]
436.28 km2 (168.45 sq mi)
 • Urban
[3]
48.81 km2 (18.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[4]
327,279
 • Estimate 
(2017)
407,000
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
[3]
198,299
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
4175XX

Lengshuijiang (Chinese: 冷水江; pinyin: Lěngshuǐjiāng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level city. Located in central Hunan, the city is bordered to the north and west by Xinhua County, to the south by Xinshao County, and to the east by Lianyuan City. Lengshuijiang City covers 439 km2 (169 sq mi). As of 2015, it has a registered population of 370,300 and a resident population of 342,700.[5] The city has four subdistricts, five towns and a township under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Lengshuijiang Subdistrict (冷水江街道).[6]

Lengshuijiang was incorporated as a city in 1960 and was created from parts of Xinhua County. It is a resource-based city with the world's largest antimony mine, which produces more than 50% of the world's antimony.

  1. ^ "Lengshuijiang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Loudi City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《娄底市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 娄底市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese). Loudi People's Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ^ the population of Lengshuijiang City in 2015: according to 冷水江市2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Lengshuijiang City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]., or ahmhxc.com
  6. ^ the divisions of Lengshuijiang City (November 23, 2015): according to the 《关于同意冷水江市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕66号) [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Lengshuijiang city on 23 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. also see: Lengshuijiang.gov