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Hengyang City
Total area: 15,310 km2
Permanent population: 6.497 million (2023)
Major industrial products: Transformer manufacturing, and nonferrous metal smelting
Major agricultural products: Grain, cotton, oil plants, and vegetables
Major mines: Coal, iron, lead, zinc, and tungsten
Total length of expressways: 668 km (2020)
Total length of roads: 21,000 km (2020)
GDP: 419.087 billion CNY (2023)
Sum of exports: 28.25 billion CNY (2023)
Sum of imports: 16.36 billion CNY (2023)
Actual use of foreign investment: 49.26 million USD (2023)
Per capita disposable income: 36,685 CNY (2023)
Forest coverage: 43.33% (2023)
Hengyang City lies in central-south Hunan. With an area of 15,310 square kilometers, it consists of five districts -- Yanfeng, Shigu, Zhuhui, Zhengxiang, and Nanyue, two county-level cities -- Changning and Leiyang, and five counties -- Hengnan, Hengyang, Hengshan, Hengdong, and Qidong. It has been called a "city of wild geese" since ancient times, as flocks of wild geese stay here to overwinter after a long journey from the north.
Hengyang is rich in historical relics and beautiful natural scenery. The memorial temple to Marquis Cai Yong of the Han Dynasty, the Shigu Academy, and the tablet to the legendary Emperor Yu have attracted visitors for thousands of years. Mount Heng, one of the "five sacred mountains" of China, is famous for its magnificent landscape and ancient temples.
Two major railways and two expressways run through this city. Three rivers are open to shipping of up to 1,000 dwt displacement to reach the Yangtze River and all coastal cities. The Huanghua International Airport in Changsha is about two hours' drive from Hengyang. The city is one of the major producers of food grains, lean-meat pigs and cooking oil in China, and its agricultural production leads the country. It is one of the largest mining equipment manufacturers in China. It also produces small-bore steel tubes, processes beallon (an alloy of beryllium and copper), makes ultra-high-voltage transformers and manufactures fine chemicals. It is also the largest biological pharmaceuticals production center in south-central China.
International friendship cities:
• Rittoshi, Japan;
• Podolsk, Russia;
• Provari, Ukraine;
• Fuengiola City, Spain;
• Calarast, Romania;
• Legazpi, Philippines
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn; Hengyang Municipal Statistics Bureau; Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee
Updated in April 2024