Geography and Climate |
- Area : 21.18 ㎢
- Location : the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the vast majority of the territory in the south of Dongting Lake
- Geomorphology : East, South, West on three sides around the mountains, the central hilly ups and downs, the northern lake basin plains, fertile wild thousands of miles, forming the northeast opening of the asymmetrical horseshoe terrain.
- Climate : subtropical monsoon climate, four distinct seasons.
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Population |
- Population : 68,988,000 (2018, settled population)
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District and Organization |
- Administrative Divisions: 13 prefecture-level cities, 1 autonomous city, 18 county-level cities, 61 counties, 7 autonomous counties, 36 districts (end of 2018)
- Location of the provincial government: Changsha
- Organization: Governor (1), Vice-governor (7)
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Major Events |
- Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival, International Tourism Festival, Liuyang Fireworks Festival
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Cultural Heritage |
- Shaoshan, the ancient city of Phoenix, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan, Yuelu Academy
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Sister Cities (Date) |
- Shiga Prefecture, Japan (1983.3), Colorado, USA (1984.1), Hainaut, Belgium (1986.9), the French Central Region (1991.10), Tashkent, Uzbekistan (1993.3), Burgenland, Austria (2000.9), Nghe An, Vietnam (2001.11), Northern Cape, South Africa (2003.9), Saarland, Germany (2006.11), Ulyanovsk, Russia (2009.5), Tokushima Prefecture, Japan (2011.10), North Carolina, USA (2012.10), Marche, Italy (2013.11), Bistrita-Nasu Ud, Romania (2016.3), Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea(2018. 11)
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