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Yueyang City
Total area: 15,019 km2
Permanent population: 4.9875 million (2024)
Major industrial products: Petrochemicals, electromechanical equipment, and textiles
Major agricultural products: Grain, cotton, fishery, and stock raising
Major mines: Gold, silver, copper, iron, lead, and zinc
Airport: Sanhe Airport
Main railway stations: Yueyang Railway Station, Yueyang East Railway Station, and Yueyang South Railway Station
GDP: 512.766 billion CNY (2024)
Sum of exports: 8.887 billion CNY (2024)
Sum of imports: 44.95 billion CNY (2024)
Per capita disposable income: 36,836 CNY (2024)
Forest coverage: 38.21% (2023)
Yueyang is a historical and cultural city nestled within the Yangtze River valley, as a bright pearl besides the Dongting Lake. It is located in northeast Hunan and consists of two county-level cities -- Linxiang and Miluo, four counties -- Pingjiang, Yueyang, Huarong, and Xiangyin, three districts -- Yueyanglou, Yunxi, and Junshan, Yueyang Economic and Technological Development Zone, Chenglingji New Port Zone, South Lake Scenic Area and Qu Yuan Administration Area.
International friendship cities:
• Numazu, Japan
• Titusville, U.S.A.
• Castlegar, Canada
• Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
• Cockburn, Australia
• Somerset, UK
• Akabira, Japan (with Miluo)
Data Sources: Hunan Provincial Bureau of Statistics, Official Website of Yueyang Municipal People’s Government, 12306, Civil Aviation Administration of China, Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee
Updated in June 2025