Shaoyang
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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
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- Shaoyang
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- Prefecture-level city
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- 邵阳市
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- zh-Hans
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- Location of Shaoyang Prefecture within Hunan (China).png
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- Location of Shaoyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
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- China Hunan
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- Location of the city centre in Hunan
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- left
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hunan
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- County-level divisions
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- Township-level divisions
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- Village-level divisions
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.seat
- Daxiang District
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Government
- Transportation
- Railway
- Airport
- Economy
- Noted residents
- Twin cities
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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.
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