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Xiangtan City
Located in the east of central Hunan,Xiangtan is between the north latitude of 27°20'55"and 28°05'40", and the east longtitude of 111°58'and 113°05'.
With an area of 5,015 square kilometers and a population of nearly 2.7 million, it consists of two districts-- Yuetang and Yuhu, two county-level cities -- Xiangxiang and Shaoshan, and Xiangtan County.
Xiangtan City, an ancient city with a history of more than 1,500 years, is the hometown of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong, and world-famous Chinese painting master Qi Baishi.
Xiangtan is one of the major industrial cities in Hunan, with a number of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises, including the Xiangtan Iron and Steel Company, the Shaofeng Cement Group, and the Hunan Wire and Cable Group.
International friendship cities:
• Hikone, Japan
• Lutsk City, Ukraine
• Ulyanovsk, Russia
• South EL Monte, USA
• Calais, France
• León, Spain
• Kaysone Phomvihane, Laos
• Biên Hò, Vietnam
• Musoma, Tanzania
• Nam Dan, Vietnam (with Shaoshan)
• Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, France (with Shaoshan)
Data Sources: Xiangtan Municipal Statistics Bureau; Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee
Updated in April 2025