Xiangtan
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| Xiangtan | |
| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transliteration(s) | |
| - Chinese | 湘潭 |
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| - Pinyin | Xiāngtán |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5,015 km² (1,936.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 2,820,000 |
| - Density | 562.3/km² (1,456.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website: http://www.xiangtan.gov.cn | |
Xiangtan (Chinese: 湘潭; pinyin: Xiāngtán) is a city located in the center of Hunan province, China. It is part of the "ChangZhuTan Golden Triangle" (comprising the cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan).
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[edit] Administrative divisions
- Xiangxiang (湘乡)
- Shaoshan (韶山)
- Xiangtan county
- Yuetang district (岳塘区)
- Yuhu district (雨湖区)
[edit] Famous people from Xiangtan
- Mao Zedong
- Peng Dehuai
- Jiang Wan
- Huang Gonglüe
- Qi Baishi
- Zeng Guofan
- Ma Ho-ling
- James Soong
[edit] See also
- Shaoshan
- Xiangtan University
- Hunan University of Science and technology
- Hunan Institute of Engineering
[edit] External links
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- Government site (Simplified Chinese)
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