Linxiang, Hunan

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. The city is located on the northeastern margin of the province and on the southeastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River, it is to the east of the city proper of Yueyang. 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]

Linxiang

临湘市

Linsiang
County-level city
Linxiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°28′36″N 113°27′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYueyang
Area
 • County-level city1,718.0 km2 (663.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city570,000
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
 • Urban
147,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Linxiang on 24 November 2015,[3] Linxiang has 3 subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction.

3 subdistricts
  • Chang'an, Linxiang (长安街道)
  • Taokuang (桃矿街道)
  • Wulipai, Linxiang (五里牌街道)

10 towns

  • Baiyangtian (白羊田镇)
  • Changtang, Linxiang (长塘镇)
  • Huanggai (黄盖镇)
  • Jiangnan, Linxiang (江南镇)
  • Nieshi (聂市镇)
  • Tandu, Linxiang (坦渡镇)
  • Taolin (桃林镇)
  • Yanglousi (羊楼司镇)
  • Zhanqiao (詹桥镇)
  • Zhongfang, Linxiang (忠防镇)

Climate
gollark: I'm considering it.
gollark: I think I can make it an animated rainbow thanks to the wonders of CSS.
gollark: Here it is displaying some slightly longer description bits (with HTML support, too).
gollark: I also made the date format slightly nicer, though it doesn't improve aesthetics. Any more ideas?
gollark: V1.1 (right sort order, too)

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 《关于同意临湘市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕73号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Linxiang City on (24 November 2015)]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04. or tcmap.com, also see 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com
  4. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.