Hengyang

Hengyang 衡阳市 Hengchow
Prefecture-level city
From top: Hengyang East Railway Station, Laiyan Pagoda, Dongzhou Island Temple, Shigu Academy, and Dragon Tower
Nickname(s):  Wild Goose City (雁城), Bright Pearl in Southern China
Location of Hengyang City jurisdiction in Hunan
Hengyang Location of the city center in Hunan
Coordinates (Hengyang government): 26°53′38″N 112°34′19″E / 26.894°N 112.572°E / 26.894; 112.572
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture seat	Yanfeng District
Area
• Prefecture-level city	15,279 km2 (5,899 sq mi)
• Urban	722 km2 (279 sq mi)
• Metro	543 km2 (210 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	6,645,243
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
• Urban	1,361,085
• Urban density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
• Metro	1,290,715
• Metro density	2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 409.0 billion US$ 60.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 55,737 US$ 8,288
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	421001
Area code	0734
ISO 3166 code	CN-HN-04
Website	www.hengyang.gov.cn

Hengyang (simplified Chinese: 衡阳; traditional Chinese: 衡陽; pinyin: Héngyáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [xə̌ŋ.jǎŋ]) is the second largest city of Hunan Province, China. It straddles the Xiang River about 160 km (99 mi) south of the provincial capital of Changsha. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Its total population was 6,645,243 inhabitants, 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.^[3]