Wugang, Hunan
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Wugang 武冈市 |
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 Wugang
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| Coordinates: 26°47′20″N 110°44′06″E / 26.789°N 110.735°ECoordinates: 26°47′20″N 110°44′06″E / 26.789°N 110.735°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 422400 |
Wugang (simplified Chinese: 武冈; traditional Chinese: 武岡; pinyin: Wǔgāng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang prefecture-level City. Located on the southwest of the province and middle Shaoyang, the city is bordered to the north by Dongkou and Longhui Counties, to the west by Suining County, to the southwest by Chengbu County, to the southeast by Xinning County, to the northeast by Shaoyang County. Wugang City covers 1,539 km2 (594 sq mi), as of the 2010 census, the city had a registered population of 810,003 and a resident population of 734,870; In 2014, It had a registered population of 834,868 and a resident population of 759,312. The city has 4 subdistricts, 11 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Shuiximen Community (水西门社区).
The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people and Yao people are also spoken.
Wugang is mostly populated by Xiang-speaking people which is a branch of Han-Chinese.
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