Huaihua

Huaihua 怀化
Prefecture-level city
怀化市
Renminnan Road (人民南路), HuaiHua (怀化)
Location of Huaihua City jurisdiction in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°33′N 109°58′E / 27.550°N 109.967°E / 27.550; 109.967Coordinates: 27°33′N 109°58′E / 27.550°N 109.967°E / 27.550; 109.967
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Area
• Prefecture-level city	27,600 km2 (10,700 sq mi)
• Urban	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population
• Prefecture-level city	5,000,000
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
• Urban	370,000
• Urban density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.huaihua.gov.cn/

Huaihua (simplified Chinese: 怀化; traditional Chinese: 懷化; pinyin: Huáihuà) is a prefecture-level city in Hunan province of China.

Administration

• Hecheng District 鹤城区
• Hongjiang City 洪江市
• Hongjiang District 洪江区
• Yuanling County 沅陵县
• Chenxi County 辰溪县
• Xupu County 溆浦县
• Zhongfang County 中方县
• Huitong County 会同县
• Mayang Miao Autonomous County 麻阳苗族自治县
• Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County 新晃侗族自治县
• Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County 芷江侗族自治县
• Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County 靖州苗族侗族自治县
• Tongdao Dong Autonomous County 通道侗族自治县

Geography and economy

Huaihua lies is in the mountainous west of Hunan, south-east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and shares the same mountain belt.

The area's rural poverty is a continuing problem .^{[citation needed]}

Railroads provide the main transportation in the region, although an airport was opened in 2004.

Huaihua is home to the Second Artillery Corps Base 55, which is charged with maintaining ICBMs. The nuclear assets at Huaihua are intended for small-scale nuclear conflicts (with a limited, but nuclear, exchange), as well as the ability to strike Guam, one of only two B-2 bases.

Transportation

Huaihua railroad station

• China National Highway 209

External links

• Official website of Huaihua Government
• Photographs of Huaihua on Wikimedia Commons

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