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Yueyang City
Total area: 15,019 km2
Permanent population: 4.9327 million (2025)
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: 538.688 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of exports: 8.049 billion CNY (2025)
Sum of imports: 42.084 billion CNY (2025)
Per capita disposable income: 38,534 CNY (2025)
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
Updated in June 2026