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Shaoyang
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Also known as Baoqing

Shaoyang (), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 6,563,520 inhabitants, of whom 1,415,173 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts and Xinshao County largely conurbated.

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Place details

Locality
双清区
Region
湖南省
Country
中国
Population
753,194
Timezone
Asia/Shanghai

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Shaoyang
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.native_name
邵阳市
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zh-Hans
Settlement.image_map
Location of Shaoyang Prefecture within Hunan (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Shaoyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the city centre in Hunan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hunan
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Township-level divisions
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Village-level divisions
Settlement.seat_type
Municipal seat
Settlement.seat
Daxiang District

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Demographics
  • Government
  • Transportation
  • Railway
  • Airport
  • Economy
  • Noted residents
  • Twin cities
  • References
  • External links

Shaoyang (), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its total population was 6,563,520 inhabitants, of whom 1,415,173 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of three urban districts and Xinshao County largely conurbated.

One of the major forest areas in Hunan, Shaoyang has a forest coverage of 42.7%. The NanShan Pastures is one of the biggest in South Central China and provide dairy products and meat for Hunanese.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shaoyang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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