Editing Hunan (section)

==Administrative divisions==
{{main|List of administrative divisions of Hunan}}

Hunan is divided into fourteen [[Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level|prefecture-level divisions]]: thirteen [[Prefecture-level city|prefecture-level cities]] and an [[autonomous prefecture]]:

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto 1em auto; width:80%; font-size:smaller; text-align:center"
! colspan="9" |Administrative divisions of Hunan
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:larger" | <div style="position: relative" class="center">
{{Image label begin|image=Administrative_Division_Hunan.svg|width=600|link=|font-size=90%}}
{{Image label|x=770|y=400|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Changsha]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=835|y=630|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Zhuzhou]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=680|y=510|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Xiangtan]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=675|y=695|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Hengyang]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=365|y=655|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Shaoyang]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=795|y=230|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Yueyang]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=510|y=190|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Changde]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=305|y=170|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Zhangjiajie]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=580|y=350|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Yiyang]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=775|y=880|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Chenzhou]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=530|y=890|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Yongzhou]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=230|y=530|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Huaihua]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=515|y=505|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Loudi]]'''}}
{{Image label|x=125|y=295|scale=600/1000|text='''[[Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Xiangxi<br>Aut. Prefecture]]'''}}
{{Image label end}}
</div>
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!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | [[Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China|Division code]]<ref>{{cite web |language=zh-hans |url=http://files2.mca.gov.cn/cws/201502/20150225163817214.html |script-title=zh:中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码 |publisher=[[Ministry of Civil Affairs]] |access-date=2015-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113603/http://files2.mca.gov.cn/cws/201502/20150225163817214.html |archive-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Division
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Area in km<sup>2</sup><ref name="nj2013">{{cite book|language=zh-hans|author=Shenzhen Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |script-title=zh:《深圳统计年鉴2014》|url=http://www.sztj.gov.cn/nj2014/indexce.htm|access-date=2015-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512184740/http://www.sztj.gov.cn/nj2014/indexce.htm|archive-date=2015-05-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Population 2010<ref>{{cite book| author1=Census Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China| author2=Population and Employment Statistics Division of the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China | script-title=zh:中国2010人口普查分乡、镇、街道资料|date=2012|publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |location=Beijing|isbn=978-7-5037-6660-2|edition=1}}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Seat
!! scope="col" colspan="4" | Divisions<ref>{{cite book |language=zh-hans |author=[[Ministry of Civil Affairs]] |script-title=zh:《中国民政统计年鉴2014》|date=August 2014 |publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |isbn= 978-7-5037-7130-9}}</ref>
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!! scope="col" width="45" | [[District (China)|Districts]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Counties of the People's Republic of China|Counties]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Autonomous counties of the People's Republic of China|Aut. counties]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[County-level city|CL cities]]
|- style="font-weight: bold"
! 430000 !! Hunan Province
| 210,000.00 || 65,683,722 || [[Changsha]] city || 36 || 61 || 7 || 18
|-
! 430100 !! [[Changsha]] city
| 11,819.46 || 7,044,118 || [[Yuelu District]] || 6 || 1 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 430200 !! [[Zhuzhou]] city
| 11,262.20 || 3,855,609 || [[Tianyuan District]] || 5 || 3 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 430300 !! [[Xiangtan]] city
| 5,006.46 || 2,748,552 || [[Yuetang District]] || 2 || 1 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 430400 !! [[Hengyang]] city
| 15,302.78 || 7,141,462 || [[Zhengxiang District]] || 5 || 5 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 430500 !! [[Shaoyang]] city
| 20,829.63 || 7,071,826 || [[Daxiang District]] || 3 || 6 || 1 || 2
|-
! 430600 !! [[Yueyang]] city
| 14,897.88 || 5,477,911 || [[Yueyanglou District]] || 3 || 4 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 430700 !! [[Changde]] city
| 18,177.18 || 5,747,218 || [[Wuling District]] || 2 || 6 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 430800 !! [[Zhangjiajie]] city
| 9,516.03 || 1,476,521 || [[Yongding District, Zhangjiajie|Yongding District]] || 2 || 2 ||bgcolor="grey"|  ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 430900 !! [[Yiyang]] city
| 12,325.16 || 4,313,084 || [[Heshan District, Yiyang|Heshan District]] || 2 || 3 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 431000 !! [[Chenzhou]] city
| 19,317.33 || 4,581,778 || [[Beihu District]] || 2 || 8 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|-
! 431100 !! [[Yongzhou]] city
| 22,255.31 || 5,180,235 || [[Lengshuitan District]] || 2 || 8 || 1 ||bgcolor="grey"| 
|-
! 431200 !! [[Huaihua]] city
| 27,562.72 || 4,741,948 || [[Hecheng District]] || 1 || 5 || 5 || 1
|-
! 431300 !! [[Loudi]] city
| 8,107.61 || 3,785,627 || [[Louxing District]] || 1 || 2 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 2
|-
! 433100 !! [[Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture]]
| 15,462.30 || 2,547,833 || [[Jishou]] city ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 7 ||bgcolor="grey"|  || 1
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-font:90%; width:auto; text-align:center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
! colspan="5" |Administrative divisions in Chinese and varieties of romanizations
|-
! English !! Chinese !! Pinyin !! Xiang Romanization
|-
| '''Hunan Province''' || {{lang|zh|湖南省}} || '''Húnán Shěng''' || '''fu12 nan12 sǝn2'''
|-
| [[Changsha]] city || {{lang|zh|长沙市}} || Chángshā Shì || c̣an2 sa11 ṣî32
|-
| [[Zhuzhou]] city || {{lang|zh|株洲市}} || Zhūzhōu Shì || ćy11 c̣ôu11 ṣî32
|-
| [[Xiangtan]] city || {{lang|zh|湘潭市}} || Xiāngtán Shì || ? ? ṣî32
|-
| [[Hengyang]] city || {{lang|zh|衡阳市}} || Héngyáng Shì || xǝn12 ian12 ṣî32
|-
| [[Shaoyang]] city || {{lang|zh|邵阳市}} || Shàoyáng Shì || ? ian12 ṣî32
|-
| [[Yueyang]] city || {{lang|zh|岳阳市}} || Yuèyáng Shì || io4 ian12 ṣî32
|-
| [[Changde]] city || {{lang|zh|常德市}} || Chángdé Shì || ? tô4 ṣî32
|-
| [[Zhangjiajie]] city || {{lang|zh|张家界市}} || Zhāngjiājiè Shì || ? ćia11 kai31 ṣî32
|-
| [[Yiyang]] city || {{lang|zh|益阳市}} || Yìyáng Shì || i4 ian12 ṣî32
|-
| [[Chenzhou]] city || {{lang|zh|郴州市}} || Chēnzhōu Shì || ? c̣ôu11 ṣî32
|-
| [[Yongzhou]] city || {{lang|zh|永州市}} || Yǒngzhōu Shì || yn2 c̣ôu11 ṣî32
|-
| [[Huaihua]] city || {{lang|zh|怀化市}} || Huáihuà Shì || fai12 fa31 ṣî32
|-
| [[Loudi]] city || {{lang|zh|娄底市}} || Lóudǐ Shì || ? ti2 ṣî32
|-
| [[Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture]] || {{lang|zh|湘西自治州}} || Xiāngxī Zìzhìzhōu || ? si11 ci31 c̣î31 c̣ôu11
|}

The fourteen [[prefecture of China|prefecture]]-level divisions of Hunan are subdivided into 122 [[County (People's Republic of China)|county]]-level divisions (35 [[District of China|district]]s, 17 [[county-level cities]], 63 counties, 7 [[autonomous counties]]). Those are in turn divided into 2587 [[Townships of the People's Republic of China|township]]-level divisions (1098 [[Town (China)|town]]s, 1,158 [[Townships of the People's Republic of China|township]]s, 98 [[ethnic township]]s, 225 [[Subdistricts of China|subdistrict]]s, and eight [[district public office]]s). At the year end of 2017, the total population is 68.6 million.[http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/ndsj/2018/indexch.htm]

===Urban areas===
{|class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%;"
! colspan="6" | Population by urban areas of prefecture & county cities
|-
!#!!City!!style ="background-color: #aaaaff;"|Urban area<ref name="2010PRCcensus"/>!!style ="background-color: #aaffaa;"|District area<ref name="2010PRCcensus"/>!!style ="background-color: #ffaaaa;"|City proper<ref name="2010PRCcensus">{{cite book |author=国务院人口普查办公室、国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司编 |date=2012 |script-title=zh:中国2010年人口普查分县资料 |location=Beijing |publisher=[[:zh:中国统计出版社|China Statistics Print]] |isbn=978-7-5037-6659-6 }}</ref>!!Census date
|-
|1||'''[[Changsha]]'''{{efn|name=Changsha|New district established after census: [[Wangcheng District|Wangcheng (Wangcheng County)]]. The new district not included in the urban area & district area count of the pre-expanded city.}}||2,963,218||3,092,213||7,040,952||2010-11-01
|- bgcolor="lightyellow" class="sortbottom"
|(1)||Changsha {{small|(new district)}}{{efn|name=Changsha}}||230,136||523,660||{{small|''see Changsha''}}||2010-11-01
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|2||[[Hengyang]]||1,115,645||1,133,967||7,148,344||2010-11-01
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|3||[[Zhuzhou]]{{efn|name=Zhuzhou|New district established after census: [[Lukou District|Lukou (Zhuzhou County)]]. The new district not included in the urban area & district area count of the pre-expanded city.}}||999,404||1,055,150||3,857,100||2010-11-01
|- bgcolor="lightyellow" class="sortbottom"
|(3)||Zhuzhou {{small|(new district)}}{{efn|name=Zhuzhou}}||94,326||383,598||{{small|''see Zhuzhou''}}||2010-11-01
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|4||[[Yueyang]]||924,099||1,231,509||5,476,084||2010-11-01
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|5||[[Xiangtan]]||903,287||960,303||2,752,171||2010-11-01
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|6||[[Changde]]||846,308||1,457,419||5,714,623||2010-11-01
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|7||[[Yiyang]]||697,607||1,245,517||4,307,933||2010-11-01
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|8||[[Liuyang]]||588,081||1,279,469||{{small|''see Changsha''}}||2010-11-01
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|9||[[Chenzhou]]||582,971||822,534||4,583,531||2010-11-01
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|10||[[Shaoyang]]||574,527||753,194||7,071,735||2010-11-01
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|11||[[Yongzhou]]||540,930||1,020,715||5,194,275||2010-11-01
|- bgcolor="lightyellow"
|(12)||[[Ningxiang]]{{efn|name=Ningxiang|Ningxiang County is currently known as Ningxiang CLC after census.}}||498,055||1,166,138||{{small|''see Changsha''}}||2010-11-01
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|13||[[Leiyang]]||476,173||1,151,554||{{small|''see Hengyang''}}||2010-11-01
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|14||[[Huaihua]]||472,687||552,622||4,741,673||2010-11-01
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|15||[[Liling]]||449,067||947,387||{{small|''see Zhuzhou''}}||2010-11-01
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|16||[[Loudi]]||425,037||496,744||3,784,634||2010-11-01
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|17||[[Changning, Hunan|Changning]]||332,927||810,447||{{small|''see Hengyang''}}||2010-11-01
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|18||[[Miluo City|Miluo]]||321,074||692,080||{{small|''see Yueyang''}}||2010-11-01
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|19||[[Yuanjiang]]||281,097||666,270||{{small|''see Yiyang''}}||2010-11-01
|-
|20||[[Zhangjiajie]]||250,489||494,528||1,478,149||2010-11-01
|-
|21||[[Lianyuan]]||245,360||995,515||{{small|''see Loudi''}}||2010-11-01
|-
|22||[[Lengshuijiang]]||238,275||327,146||{{small|''see Loudi''}}||2010-11-01
|-
|23||[[Linxiang, Hunan|Linxiang]]||225,054||498,319||{{small|''see Yueyang''}}||2010-11-01
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|24||[[Zixing]]||215,707||337,294||{{small|''see Chenzhou''}}||2010-11-01
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|25||[[Jishou]]||212,328||302,065||{{small|''part of [[Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture|Xiangxi Prefecture]]''}}||2010-11-01
|-
|26||[[Xiangxiang]]||210,799||788,216||{{small|''see Xiangtan''}}||2010-11-01
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|27||[[Hongjiang]]||197,753||477,996||{{small|''see Huaihua''}}||2010-11-01
|-
|28||[[Wugang, Hunan|Wugang]]||187,436||734,870||{{small|''see Shaoyang''}}||2010-11-01
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|29||[[Jinshi City|Jinshi]]||156,230||250,898||{{small|''see Changde''}}||2010-11-01
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|30||[[Shaoshan]]||27,613||86,036||{{small|''see Xiangtan''}}||2010-11-01
|}
{{notelist}}
{{Largest cities
|largest = Most populous
|country = Hunan
|kind = cities
|stat_ref = Source: ''China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018'' Urban Population and Urban Temporary Population<ref>{{cite book |author=[[Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development]] of the People's Republic of China(MOHURD) |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02020032722244243052500000.xls |date=2019 |title=中国城市建设统计年鉴2018 |trans-title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2018 |language=zh |location=Beijing |publisher=China Statistic Publishing House |access-date=2021-11-30 |archive-date=2020-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718211023/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02020032722244243052500000.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|list_by_pop =

|city_1 = Changsha
|pop_1 = 3,744,300
|img_1 = Changsha_2019_2.jpg

|city_2 = Hengyang
|pop_2 = 1,437,900
|img_2 = 衡阳市人民政府.jpg

|city_3 = Zhuzhou
|pop_3 = 1,152,600
|img_3 = 株洲神农公园.jpg

|city_4 = Changde
|pop_4 = 997,900
|img_4 = Simalou on Liuye lake in Changde.jpg

|city_5 = Yueyang
|pop_5 = 892,000

|city_6 = Chenzhou
|pop_6 = 842,000

|city_7 = Xiangtan
|pop_7 = 817,700

|city_8 = Shaoyang
|pop_8 = 712,300

|city_9 = Yiyang
|pop_9 = 668,200

|city_10 = Huaihua
|pop_10 = 624,000

|city_11 = Yongzhou
|pop_11 = 574,500

|city_12 = Leiyang
|pop_12 = 573,000

|city_13 = Loudi
|pop_13 = 516,800

|city_14 = Ningxiang
|pop_14 = 472,700

|city_15 = Jishou
|pop_15 = 315,000

|city_16 = Changning, Hunan{{!}}Changning
|pop_16 = 300,000

|city_17 = Wugang, Hunan{{!}}Wugang
|pop_17 = 290,000

|city_18 = Liuyang
|pop_18 = 260,100

|city_19 = Liling
|pop_19 = 247,500

|city_20 = Xiangxiang
|pop_20 = 235,000
}}