Shaoyang

For other uses, see Shaoyang County.
Shaoyang
邵阳市
Prefecture-level city
World Heritage Mount Langshan(崀山)
Shuifu Temple(水府庙)
Wangxi Falls(旺溪瀑布)
Wei Yuan Statue(魏源铜像)
Nanshan National Park(南山国家公园)
Baoqing Wall(宝庆府城墙)
Location of Shaoyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
Location of Shaoyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
Shaoyang is located in Hunan
Shaoyang
Shaoyang
Location of the city centre in Hunan
Coordinates (Shaoyang municipal government): 27°14′22″N 111°28′04″E / 27.2395°N 111.4679°E / 27.2395; 111.4679
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
County-level divisions
  • 3 districts
  • 1 county-level city
  • 7 counties
  • 1 autonomous county
Township-level divisions
  • 21 subdistricts
  • 97 towns
  • 78 townships
  • 21 ethnic townships
Village-level divisions
  • 335 residential communities
  • 5,551 villages
Municipal seatDaxiang District
Area
20,829.63 km2 (8,042.37 sq mi)
 • Urban
436.0 km2 (168.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,199 km2 (849 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
6,563,520
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
 • Urban
802,230
 • Urban density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,415,173
 • Metro density640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 259.9 trillion
US$ 38.6 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 31,816
US$ 4,731
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
422000
Area code0739
ISO 3166 codeCN-HN-05
Licence plate prefixes湘E
Administrative division code430500

Shaoyang (simplified Chinese: 邵阳; traditional Chinese: 邵陽; pinyin: Shàoyáng), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (Chinese: 宝庆), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 6,563,520 inhabitants, of whom 1,415,173 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts and Xinshao County largely conurbated.

One of the major forest areas in Hunan, Shaoyang has a forest coverage of 42.7%. The 23,000,000-acre (93,000 km2) NanShan Pastures is one of the biggest in South Central China and provide dairy products and meat for Hunanese.

Shaoyang is home to Shaoyang University. The school is composed of the former Shaoyang Normal College and Shaoyang College.

The Shaoyang dialect of Lou Shao group of dialects of Xiang is generally spoken here.

  1. ^ "China: Húnán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "2022年湖南省各市州地区生产总值（三季度".