Xiangxiang

Xiangxiang (simplified Chinese: 湘乡; traditional Chinese: 湘鄉; pinyin: Xiāngxiāng) is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China. Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to the east, Shuangfeng County to the south, Louxing District of Loudi City to the west, it has an area of 1,912.7 km2 (738.5 sq mi) with a population of rough 850,000 (as of 2012). It has four subdistricts, 15 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Wangchunmen (望春门街道).

Xiangxiang
湘乡市
Siangsiang; Hsianghsiang
Xiangxiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°43′07″N 112°33′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityXiangtan
Area
  County-level city1,966.6 km2 (759.3 sq mi)
  Urban
26.00 km2 (10.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  County-level city946,000
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Urban
235,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xiangxiang
Simplified Chinese湘乡
Traditional Chinese湘鄉
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