Lianyuan


Lianyuan is a county-level city and the 7th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level City. Located on the geographical centre of Hunan, the city is bordered to the north by Anhua and Ningxiang Counties, to the east by Louxing District, to the south by Shuangfeng, Shaodong and Xinshao Counties, to the west by Lengshuijiang City and Xinhua County. Lianyuan City covers. As of the 2010 census, it has a registered population of 1,162,928 and a resident population of 995,712. The city has a subdistrict, 16 towns and two townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Lantian Subdistrict.

History

Dividing parts of four counties of Xiangxiang, Anhua, Xinhua and Shaoyang, Lianyuan County was created in February 1952 and named after the place where it is located in the origin of the Lian River. The county-level city of Loudi was formed by seven communes from Lianyuan County in January 1961. The county of Lianyuan was reorganized as the city of Lianyuan in 1987.
Shuidongdi Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan covers an area of with a population of 894,000. It has 16 towns, two townships and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.

Subdivisions

from Lianyuan was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan has two townships, 16 towns and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.
English NameChinese NameAreaPopulationDensity
Lantian Subdistrict蓝田街道23.281,8803,529
Liumutang Town六亩塘镇69.857,951830
Shimashan Town石马山镇117.768,879585
Anping Town安平镇91.240,867448
Meijiang Town湄江镇118.645,212381
Fukou Town伏口镇199.753,244267
Qiaotouhe Town桥头河镇132.596,279727
Qixingjie Town七星街镇156.968,681438
Yangshi Town杨市镇119.570,205587
Fengping Town枫坪镇41.622,532542
Doulishan Town斗笠山镇73.947,803647
Baima Town白马镇90.135,784397
Maotang Town茅塘镇82.922,568272
Hetang Town荷塘镇102.042,406416
Jinshi Town金石镇110.850,791458
Longtang Town龙塘镇102.564,513629
Dutoutang Town渡头塘镇62.929,404467
Sanjia Township三甲乡82.238,658470
Gutang Township古塘乡52.017,112329

Sites of interest

There is a twenty years old noodle restaurant in Lanxi Bridge.

Transportation

Climate