Hongjiang
Hongjiang
洪江市 Hungkiang | |
|---|---|
Gate of the Qianyang ancient city, Hongjiang | |
Location of Hongjiang City within Huaihua | |
| Coordinates: 27°11′28″N 109°49′08″E / 27.191°N 109.819°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
| Area | |
| 2,164.37 km2 (835.67 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 413,036 | |
• Estimate (2017) | 476,000 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 69,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4181XX |
| Website | hjs |
Hongjiang (Chinese: 洪江; pinyin: Hóngjiāng), formerly Qianyang County (simplified Chinese: 黔阳县; traditional Chinese: 黔陽縣; pinyin: Qiányáng Xiàn) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua.
Located on the southwest of the province and the south of Huaihua, the city is bordered to the north by Zhongfang County, to the northwest by Zhijiang County, to the south by Huitong County, to the east by Dongkou County. Including the Hongjiang District, Hongjiang covers an area of 2,289 km2 (884 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 498,100. The city is divided into 26 township-level divisions, including four subdistricts and two townships of Hongjiang District. The government seat is Qiancheng Town (黔城镇).