Liling

Liling () is a county-level city and the 12th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhuzhou. Located on the middle eastern margin of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Liuyang City, to the west by Lusong District and Zhuzhou County, to the south by You County, and to the east by Xiangdong District of Yichun, Shangli County of Jiangxi. Liling City covers with registered population of 978,900 and resident population of 1,060,000 (as of 2015).

Key facts

Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Hunan
Settlement.name: Liling
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zhuzhou
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdivisions
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2158.0
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 113.80
Settlement.population_total: 1116000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2017
Settlement.population_urban: 247500
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 醴陵县
Population: 885987
Area: 2156.46
Elevation: 80
Official website: www.liling.gov.cn
Image: Liling seen from Wangjiang Tower 1.jpg
Licence plate code: 湘B

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postal code: 412200
Commons category: Liling, Hunan
trunk prefix: 731

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Administrative divisions
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Liling is known for its traditional porcelain and firework industries. The "Chairman Mao" porcelain produced in Liling is used as gifts for foreign heads of state.