Hongjiang
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Hongjiang 洪江市 |
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 Hongjiang
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| Coordinates: 27°11′28″N 109°49′08″E / 27.191°N 109.819°ECoordinates: 27°11′28″N 109°49′08″E / 27.191°N 109.819°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Huaihua |
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| • Total | 2,164.37 km2 (835.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 413,036 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 4181XX |
| Website | hjs |
Hongjiang (Chinese: 洪江; pinyin: Hóngjiāng), formerly Qianyang County (simplified Chinese: 黔阳县; traditional Chinese: 黔陽縣; pinyin: Qiányáng Xiàn) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level City.
Located on the southwest of the province and the south of Huaihua, the city is bordered to the north by Zhongfang County, to the northwest by Zhijiang County, to the south by Huitong County, to the east by Dao County. Including the Hongjiang District, the Hongjiang covers 2,289 km2 (884 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 498,100. The city is divided into 26 township-level divisions, including 4 subdistricts and 2 townships of Hongjiang District. The government seat is Qiancheng Town (黔城镇).
The former Hongjiang City was merged with Qianyang County (黔阳县; 黔陽縣) to form the present Hongjiang City in 1997. However, the local residents of the former Hongjiang City strongly resisted this merger. The antagonism and uncertainties were being played out for the first time between the residents and local authorities, and it lasted for some time. The authorities forced to give tacit consent to the status, the former Hongjiang was separated from the new Hongjiang City. As a part of Hongjiang City, the former Hongjiang was reformed as a special management area named Hongjiang District, the Hongjiang District is directly administrated by the government of Huaihua City.
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