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County-level divisions
  
5

Municipal seat
  
Louxing District

Postcode
  
417000

Local time
  
Monday 9:53 PM

Township-level divisions
  
88

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Area
  
8,117 km²

Province
  
Loudi httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
6°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 88% Humidity

University
  
Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology

Points of interest
  
Zeng Guofan's Former Residence

Loudi (simplified Chinese: 娄底; traditional Chinese: 婁底; pinyin: Lóudî) is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Loudi is of 3,785,627 inhabitants in an area of 8,117 km2 (3,134 sq mi). In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

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Map of Loudi, Hunan, China

Geography

Loudi has an area of 8107 square kilometers (3130 square miles).

The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.

Climate

The climate is subtropical monsoon climate with humid weather and four distinct seasons.

History

Before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-210BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.

Subdivisions

Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

ZiqueJie Terrace

Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.

Boyue Cave

Boyue cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with an underground cave of karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.

Economy

The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion($7.3billion USD), 55.75 of the city's GDP.

The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.

References

Loudi Wikipedia


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