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Lengshuijiang

Lengshuijiang
冷水江市
County-level city
Lengshuijiang is located in Hunan
Lengshuijiang
Lengshuijiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°41′10″N 111°26′10″E / 27.686°N 111.436°E / 27.686; 111.436Coordinates: 27°41′10″N 111°26′10″E / 27.686°N 111.436°E / 27.686; 111.436
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Loudi
Area
 • Total 436.28 km2 (168.45 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 327,279
 • Density 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 4175XX

Lengshuijiang (Chinese: 冷水江; pinyin: Lěngshuǐjiāng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level City. Located on the central Hunan, the city is bordered to the north and west by Xinhua County, to the south by Xinshao County, to the east by Lianyuan City. Lengshuijiang City covers 439 km2 (169 sq mi). As of 2015, it has a registered population of 370,300 and a resident population of 342,700. The city has 4 subdistricts, 5 towns and a township under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Lengshuijiang Subdistrict (冷水江街道).

Lengshuijiang was incorporated as a city in 1960 which created from parts of Xinhua County. It is a resource-based city which is rich in antimony, it has the world's largest antimony mine (more than 50% of the world's production of antimony).

Lengshuijiang Normal School is an institution of higher education in Lengshuijiang, which has no university.



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