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Hengyang Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Hunan Province , In Chinese [衡阳市]

Facts & Informations :

Administrative Division Code : 430400;
Post Code : 421000;
Phone Area Code :0734
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 湘D
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 430400
Area Coverage: 15302 square kilometers;
Population : 7,100,000 persons;
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Current Weather of Hengyang:
The adminitrative division form of Hengyang is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Hengyang Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Nanyue District南岳区Nanyue QuDistrict
2Zhengxiang District蒸湘区Zhengxiang QuDistrict
3Shigu District石鼓区Shigu QuDistrict
4Yanfeng District雁峰区Yanfeng QuDistrict
5Zhuhui District珠晖区Zhuhui QuDistrict
6Changning City常宁市Changning ShiCity
7Leiyang City耒阳市Leiyang ShiCity
8Qidong County祁东县Qidong XianCounty
9Hengdong County衡东县Hengdong XianCounty
10Hengshan County衡山县Hengshan XianCounty
11Hengnan County衡南县Hengnan XianCounty
12Hengyang County衡阳县Hengyang XianCounty
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Overview



Located in middle reaches of Xiang River, south of Mount Heng, Hengyang is a city with long history, culture and beautiful sceneries, winning the reputation of “a pearl in south China”. According to legend, the wild geese stop here and return when they fly from north to south, so Hengyang gets another name as “Wild Geese City”.



Hengyang has a long history. According to culture relics unearthed, five or six thousand years ago, people planted rice and bred pigs and cattle, leading a resident life here.



As the second largest city in Hunan province, Hengyang has advantage in geographical location, infrastructure, and natural resources. After Sui Dynasties, it has been an administration area under the jurisdiction of central government and in 1942 it established prefecture-level city administration. It is the hometown of PRC’s marshal Luo Ronghen, great thinker Wang Chuanshan and Cailun, who contributed a lot in paper making skill in the history.



Hengyang has resplendent culture and charming scenic spots. Mount Heng is a multi-functional spot with sightseeing, exploration, holiday and summer resort, famous for its mountainous sceneries, Buddhism and Daoism.

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