Ningxiang

Ningxiang
宁乡市
Ningsiang; Ninghsiang
Motto: 
心忧天下、敢为人先
Location of Ningxiang City within Changsha
Location of Ningxiang City within Changsha
Ningxiang is located in Hunan
Ningxiang
Ningxiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates (Ningxiang government): 28°16′41″N 112°33′07″E / 28.278°N 112.552°E / 28.278; 112.552
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
Established627 (TangZhenguan)
SeatYutan
Township-level divisions4 subdistricts, 21 towns, 8 townships, and 1 district
Government
 • Communist Party SecretaryYu Xinfan (于新凡)
 • Chairman of Ningxiang People's CongressHe Yinghui (贺应辉)[2]
 • MayorFu Xuming (付旭明)
 • Chairman of CPPCC Ningxiang CommitteeDeng Jieping (邓杰平)
Area
 • Total2,906 km2 (1,122 sq mi)
Highest elevation
884 m (2,900 ft)
Lowest elevation
127.2 m (417.3 ft)
Population
 (August 2012)
 • Total1,368,117[1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
410600
Area code(0)731
Websitewww.nxgov.com/zfmh/index.html

Ningxiang (simplified Chinese: 宁乡市; traditional Chinese: 寧鄕市; pinyin: Níngxiāng Shì; lit. 'peaceful home') is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of Yiyang and Taojiang County, to the west by Anhua County and Lianyuan City, to the south by Louxing District of Loudi, Xiangxiang City, Shaoshan City and Yuhu District of Xiangtan, to the east by Yuelu and Wangcheng Districts. Located in the central east of Hunan Province, Ningxiang covers 2,906 km2 (1,122 sq mi)[3] with a registered population of 1,393,528 and a resident population of 1,218,400 (as of 2014).[3] The city has 4 subdistricts, 21 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Yutan Subdistrict (玉潭街道).[4]

The most famous historic resident was Liu Shaoqi, who lived in Ningxiang from 1898 until 1920, before he went to Beijing as President.

The city is famous for its tourism as the home of attractions like He Shuheng's Former Residence, Xie Juezai's Former Residence, Liu Shaoqi's Former Residence, Baiyun Temple, Miyin Temple, and Puji Temple.

  1. ^ 宁乡县第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报. Ningxiang Government (in Chinese). 2012-08-30. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  2. ^ 宁乡县十六届人大四次会议开幕. Red.net. Changsha. 2015-01-14.
  3. ^ a b 长沙统计年鉴2015 (in Chinese (China)). Changsha Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ 《长沙市人民政府关于调整望城区部分乡镇区划的通知》. changshamca.gov (in Chinese (China)). 2015-11-27. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2017-01-05., 《湖南省民政厅关于同意长沙市望城区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕39号). rednet (in Chinese (China)). 2015-11-19., also see: 《长沙正式对有关区县市下发通知调整乡镇行政区划》. rednet (in Chinese (China)). 2015-12-03.

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