Many people don't necessarily know all the nine cold knowledge about 19 county-level cities in Hunan Province!

Hunan Province is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and most of the province is south of Dongting Lake, so it is called Hunan. Xiangjiang runs through the north and south of the province, so it is called Xiang for short. In the east, the Mufu and Wugong mountain systems border Jiangxi; Guizhou is connected to the east edge of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the west; In the northwest, Wuling Mountain is adjacent to Chongqing; Nanling in the south is adjacent to Guangdong and Guangxi, and Hubei is bordered by Binhu Plain in the north.

At present, there are 19 county-level cities in Hunan Province, which are Liuyang, Liling, Xiangxiang, Shaoshan, leiyang city, Changning, Wugang, Linxiang, Miluo, Tianjin, Yuanjiang, Zixing, hongjiang city, Lengshuijiang and Lianyuan.

the administrative levels of county-level cities and counties are the same, the biggest difference is that the focus of county work is in rural areas, while the focus of county-level cities is in cities. Under normal circumstances, counties with strong economic strength that can radiate and drive will be changed into county-level cities, and places closer to big cities will be changed into districts.

The economic strength of the 19 county-level cities in Hunan Province is uneven, with GDP exceeding 1 billion, and the low is only 12 billion. The urban area, population and built-up area are far from each other. Let's take a look at the best of these county-level cities for readers.

1. Liuyang City, the county-level city with the largest area and the largest population

Liuyang City is under the jurisdiction of Changsha City, with an area of about 5,1 square kilometers and a permanent population of about 1.5 million, and is known as the "throat of Wu Chu". A song named "Liuyang River" made him famous all over the country. Liuyang has a strong economic strength, and its fireworks are well-known at home and abroad. It has been rated as one of the top 1 counties and cities in China for many times.

2. Shaoshan City, a county-level city with the smallest area, the smallest population and the least economic aggregate

Shaoshan City is a young county-level city. As the hometown of great men and the sacred place in the hearts of ordinary people, Shaoshan City governs two townships and two towns, with a total area of about 247 square kilometers and a total population of about 12,, making it the smallest county-level city in Hunan Province. The population of the county town is about 5,. The total gross national product is also very small, and the GDP in 218 is about 9.4 billion yuan.

3. Ningxiang City, the county-level city with the largest urban built-up area and the largest urban population

Since Ningxiang County was successfully transformed into a city, leiyang city, the county-level city with the largest urban built-up area, ranked second. With the built-up area of 678.8 square kilometers, Ningxiang City ranked first among the county-level cities in Sanxiang with a population of 43,. Ningxiang City's economic strength exceeds that of ordinary prefecture-level cities. It is named after the meaning of "rural peace". It governs the city in the Three Kingdoms, established the county in the Northern Song Dynasty, and withdrew from the county to establish the city in 217. It has jurisdiction over 4 streets, 21 towns, 4 townships, 1 national economic development zone and 1 provincial economic development zone, with a total area of 2,96 square kilometers and a total registered population of 1,422,5. In 22, the gross national product will reach 111.5 billion yuan.

IV. Liuyang City, the county-level city with the highest gross national product

Liuyang City is a world-famous hometown of fireworks, enjoying such honorary titles as "hometown of flowers and seedlings in China, hometown of steamed vegetables in China, hometown of Chinese poetry, excellent tourist city in China, model award of Chinese human settlement environment, and civilized city in Hunan Province". In 22, the gross national product will reach 149.3 billion yuan, ranking first among county-level cities in Hunan!

V. The county-level city with the largest coal reserves-leiyang city

leiyang city is rich in coal resources, with proven reserves of more than 51 million tons. It is one of the 1 key coal-producing counties (cities) in China and one of the three major coal bases in Hunan Province. The largest number of coal mines was in 1995, and there were 135 coal mines of all kinds in the city. At that time, there were 3 coal mines under the central government and 1 provincial coal mine, with an annual output of 5.81 million tons of raw coal. Later, with the exhaustion of coal resources and the closure of a large number of coal mines, leiyang city began to transform and develop.

6. The county-level city with the largest lead-zinc mine reserves-Changning City

Shuikoushan Town of Changning City is rich in mineral resources, especially non-ferrous metal resources. Lead-zinc mine reserves rank first in China, known as the "lead capital of the world", and the reserves of rare and precious metals such as gold, silver and copper are not low. Since the Song Dynasty, the Shuikoushan area has a history of mining and smelting. In 1896, the mineral resources of Shuikoushan were taken over by the government, thus, it became the cradle of industry in Hunan Province, and a large number of industrial workers gathered, creating many firsts in history.

VII. Lengshuijiang City, the county-level city with the largest antimony reserves

Lengshuijiang City is a county-level city managed by Loudi City. It is located in the middle of Hunan Province, with a total area of 439 square kilometers, with Lianyuan City in the east, Xinhua County in the west and Xinshao County in the south. The total population is about 372,4.

Lengshuijiang City is a typical resource-based industrial city. Tin mines in the territory are known as the "antimony capital of the world" because of their rich antimony deposits. Lengshuijiang is one of the cities supported by the state in implementing the strategy of the rise of central China in comparison with the policy of developing the western region. In November 218, Lengshuijiang was selected as one of the top 1 counties in China.

VIII. Jishou City, the only capital of a prefecture-level administrative division in Hunan, is a county-level city.

Jishou City is the prefecture-level administrative capital of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province, with a total area of 1,78.33 square kilometers. In 218, the urban built-up area of Jishou City reached 38 square kilometers. Jishou is located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain, backed by Wuling Mountain, and its climate is typical subtropical monsoon humid climate. At the end of 218, the total registered population of Jishou City was 311,6, and the permanent population was 358,2. In 218, the GDP of Jishou City was 16.76 billion yuan.

Shaodong City, the fastest-growing county-level city in the past nine or ten years

Shaodong City has made rapid progress in the past ten years, and achieved a leap across the steps. First, its GDP entered the top ten in the province, and then it was successfully promoted to the top 1 counties in the country. Recently, its county was successfully transformed into a city. It can be said that it is done step by step. This is not easy for a city located in the central and western parts of Hunan, far from the most active Beijing-Guangzhou economic belt!

In short, the 19 county-level cities in Hunan Province are the leaders and leading geese in the county economy. Please speak freely about their urban construction!