Hunan Province China Tourism

Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, …
Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities.
  • Country: China
  • Named after: 湖 hú – lake · 南 nán – south · "South of the lake"
  • Capital (and largest city): Changsha
  • Divisions: 14 prefectures, 122 counties, 1,933 townships (2018), 29,224 villages (2018)
  • Demonym: Hunanese
  • ISO 3166 code: CN-HN
  • HDI (2022): 0.781 (15th) – high

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