Hengyang is the second-largest city of Hunan Province, China, straddling the Xiang River about 160 kilometers south of the provincial capital Changsha. Nicknamed the Wild Goose City for its historical role as a migratory bird rest stop, and the Bright Pearl in Southern China for its economic importance, it serves as a major hub linking water, rail and highway routes and is home to three provincial universities. The 2020 census recorded a total population of 6,645,243, with about 1.29 million in the metropolitan area.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Hengyang (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 6,645,243 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 26.89676, longitude 112.58568
P2046 (area)
area 15299.24 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 6645243 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Hengyang - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1808370
26.88946 112.61888 P PPL CN 11 4304 1075516 66 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 66 m
View the Source 3. Hunan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLeadQuote, Lead
Hunan is an inland province in Central China.
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.75, 112.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 26.75, 112.75
26.75 112.75 Cfa
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Hengyang (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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