Loudi

Loudi
娄底市
Prefecture-level city
Loudi

Location of Loudi Prefecture within Hunan

Coordinates: 27°44′N 112°0′E / 27.733°N 112.000°E
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
County-level divisions 5
Township-level divisions 88
Municipal seat Louxing District
Area
 • Total 8,117 km2 (3,134 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 3,785,627
 • Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postcode 417000
Website http://www.hnloudi.gov.cn/

Loudi (simplified Chinese: 娄底; traditional Chinese: 婁底; pinyin: Lóudî) is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, People's Republic of China. It is situated about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Loudi is of 3,785,627 inhabitants[1] in an area of 8,117 km2 (3,134 sq mi). In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[2]

Subdivisions

Satellite image of Loudi city

Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

English Name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Area Population Density
Louxing District 娄星区 婁星區 Lóuxīng Qū 426 497,171 1,167
Lengshuijiang City
冷水江市
 Lěngshuǐjiāng Shì 439 327,279 746
Lianyuan City 涟源市 漣源市 Liányuán Shì 1,895 995,712 525
Shuangfeng County 双峰县 雙峰縣 Shuāngfēng Xiàn 1,715 854,555 498
Xinhua County 新化县 新化縣 Xīnhuà Xiàn 3,642 1,110,910 305

References

  1. ↑ (Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
  2. ↑ "China’s Top 10 Most Livable Cities". hnloudi.gov.cn. Hunan Loudi Official Government. 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-04.

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Coordinates: 27°44′N 112°00′E / 27.733°N 112.000°E