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Zhangjiajie City
Total area: 9,516 km2
Permanent population: 1.4633 million (2025)
Major industries: Coal, nonferrous metals, and tourism
Major agricultural products: Foodstuff, cotton, oil plants, and vegetables
Major mines: Nickel, molybdenum, and coal
Airport: Hehua International Airport
Main railway stations: Zhangjiajie Railway Station, and Zhangjiajie West Railway Station
GDP: 66.783 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of exports: 1.130 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of imports: 78 million CNY (2025)
Per capita disposable income: 25,965 CNY (2025)
Zhangjiajie is a growing tourist city and is famous for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. It is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, about 400 kilometers away from Changsha, covering a total area of 9,563 square kilometers with 76% mountainous area. Among the total population of 1.62 million, almost 72% of the people belong to ethic minorities, including Tujia, Bai and Miao nationalities.
Zhangjiajie consists of Yongding and Wulingyuan Districts, Cili and Sangzhi Counties. Wulingyuan District, also called Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, was listed among the World Natural Heritage Catalogue by UNESCO in 1992, as it boasts the most beautiful natural scenery in China. What is more, Zhangjiajie was awarded the title of "World Geological Park" in 2004 and was honored as "Number-One Miraculous Mountain in the World" and "The Original Manuscript of Chinese Landscape Painting".
International friendship cities:
• Hadong County, South Korea
• Santa Fe City, U.S.A.
• Aix-les-Bains, France
• Naruto, Japan
• Koka, Japan
• Luang Prabang, Laos
• Morbisch, Austria
Data sources: Hunan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, Official Website of Zhangjiajie Municipal People’s Government, 12306, Civil Aviation Administration of China
Updated in June 2026