Xiangtan Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Hunan Province , In Chinese [湘潭市]

Facts & Informations :

Administrative Division Code : 430300;

Post Code : 411100;

Phone Area Code :0732

The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 湘C

The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 430300

Area Coverage: 5003 square kilometers;

Population : 2,900,000 persons (Including the subordinate cities and counties);

The Seat : Yuetang District

Official Website of local Government: http://www.xiangtan.gov.cn >>>>

Xiangtan in Pictures

City Guide to Xiangtan: Restaurants, Hotels,Shopping, Hospitals ...

Restaurant and Catering Service

Muslim Cuisine	Western Food	Japanese Cuisine
Korean Cuisine	Hotpot

Leisure and Recreation Facilities

KTV	Cinema	Night Club
Cyber Cafe	Bath

Financial Facilities	Mall,Store and Market

Hospitals & Clinics	Sports Facilities

Community Service	Travel Services

Tour Guide to Xiangtan: Streets and Roads

Shaoshan Middle Road	Jianshe North Road	Chezhan Road
Shaoshan East Road	Shaoshan West Road	Jiefang South Road
Ji′an Road	Shuangyong Middle Ro	Renmin Road

Tour Guide to Xiangtan: Tour Attractions

Xiangtan Peace Park	Daisy Pond Park
Xiangtan Sports Center	Xiangxiang Yunmen Temple
Peng Dehuai Memorial Hall	Tomb of Mao Zedong′s parents
Bronze Statue of Chairman Mao	Mao Zedong′s Former Residence (Sha
Shaoshan Mao Zedong Memorial Museum	Yuhu Park

The adminitrative division form of Xiangtan is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have jurisdiction over some small cities in China.

Urban Subdivisions of Xiangtan City
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Yuetang District	岳塘区	Yuetang Qu	District
2	Yuhu District	雨湖区	Yuhu Qu	District

Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Xiangtan Municipality The components of greater Xiangtan Municipality
S/N	Full Name	In Chinese	In Pinyin	Divison type
1	Shaoshan City	韶山市	Shaoshan Shi	City
2	Xiangxiang City	湘乡市	Xiangxiang Shi	City
3	Xiangtan County	湘潭县	Xiangtan Xian	County

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Overview

Xiangtan City lies in the middle part of Hunan province and the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River, and it, together with Changsha and Zhuzhou, forms a golden triangle area---the most developed area of politics, economics and culture, in which the economic incorporation is being accelerated. Xiangtan City, with a population of 2.8 millon and an area of 5,016 km² including Xiangtan County, Xiangxiang City, Shaoshan City, Yuhu District and Yuetang District, is an A open city in China. Xiangtan is the place where the sun.....
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