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Hengyang
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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.

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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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Place details

Locality
衡阳市
Region
湖南省
Country
中国
Population
0

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Air quality

57US AQIModerate
PM2.5
19.7 µg/m³
PM10
20.9 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 09:00 · Open-Meteo

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Hengyang
Settlement.other_name
Hengchow
Settlement.native_name
衡阳市
Settlement.native_name_lang
zh-Hans
Settlement.nicknames
Wild Goose City (), Bright Pearl in Southern China
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline
Hengyang_montage.PNG
Settlement.image_caption
From top: Hengyang East Railway Station, Laiyan Pagoda, Dongzhou Island Temple, Shigu Academy, and Dragon Tower
Settlement.image_map
Location of Hengyang Prefecture within Hunan (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Hengyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city center in Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hunan
Settlement.seat_type
Prefecture seat
Settlement.seat
Yanfeng District

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Official website

衡阳市人民政府门户网站

hengyang.gov.cn

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Travel guide

Understand

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 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Government
  • Colleges and universities
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Dialect
  • Intangible cultural heritage
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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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