Linxiang
临湘市 Linsiang | |
|---|---|
 Location of Linxiang City within Yueyang | |
  Linxiang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°28′36″N 113°27′01″E / 29.4768°N 113.4504°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yueyang |
| Area | |
| 1,718.0 km2 (663.3 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| 570,000 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 147,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Linxiang (simplified Chinese: 临湘; traditional Chinese: 臨湘; pinyin: Línxiāng) is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. Linxiang is located at the northeastern edge of Hunan province, on the southeastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River, which lies to the east of the city proper. Linxiang is bordered to the northwest and the north across the Yangtze by Jianli County and Honghu City of Hubei, to the east by Chibi City, Chongyang and Tongcheng Counties of Hubei, to the south and southwest by Yueyang County, to the west by Yunxi District. It covers an area of 1,718 km2 (663 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 537,500.[2] The city has 3 subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Chang'an (长安街道).[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.
- ^ 2015年临湘市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 [Statistical Communiqué of Linxiang City on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Linxiang People's Government. or ahmhxc.com
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