Hengyang
Sign in to saveHengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, of whom 1,290,715 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consisting of 4 urban districts, Nanyue District not being conurbated yet.
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Hengyang, officially known as 衡阳市, is a prefecture-level city located in Hunan, China. It has a population of 7,243,400 and covers an area of 15,299.24 square kilometers. The city is situated in the UTC+08:00 time zone and uses the local dialing code 0734. Its postal code is 421001, and the license plate code is 湘D.
The administrative territory of Hengyang contains four districts: Zhuhui District, Yanfeng District, Shigu District, and Zhengxiang District. The city is twinned with Călărași. According to recent weather data, the elevation is 80 meters, with a current temperature of 27.39 degrees Celsius and humidity at 67 percent. The air quality index was recorded at 47.
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Key facts
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- Hengyang
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- Hengchow
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- 衡阳市
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- Wild Goose City (), Bright Pearl in Southern China
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- Prefecture-level city
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- From top: Hengyang East Railway Station, Laiyan Pagoda, Dongzhou Island Temple, Shigu Academy, and Dragon Tower
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- Location of Hengyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
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- China Hunan
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- Location of the city center in Hunan
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- China
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- Hunan
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- Prefecture seat
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- Yanfeng District
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Official website
衡阳市人民政府门户网站
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Travel guide
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Hengyang is the second largest city and the most populous prefecture in Hunan. The Hengyang Basin is a prosperous agricultural area with an abundance of fish and rice, the area is also very rich in natural resources such as coal, zinc, lead and other non-ferrous metals. And it is one of the emerging industrial cities in China.
Eat
Spicy Freshwater Snails
Fish Head Stewed with Tofu
Drink
Zhangfei Wine
Huzhijiu (Wine of Hunan)
Go next
Zhuzhou:You can go from Hengyang to Zhuzhou by high-speed rail in only 27 minutes.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Tourism
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Government
- Colleges and universities
- Transport
- Culture
- Dialect
- Intangible cultural heritage
- Notable people
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Hengyang (; ) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, of whom 1,290,715 lived in the built-up (or metro) area consisting of 4 urban districts, Nanyue District not being conurbated yet.
Hengyang is home to University of South China, Hengyang Normal University, and Hunan Institute of Technology, three major provincial public universities in the city.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hengyang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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