Loudi

Loudi 娄底市
Prefecture-level city
Loudi Location of Loudi Prefecture within Hunan
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
County-level divisions	5
Township-level divisions	88
Municipal seat	Louxing District
Area
• Total	8,117 km2 (3,134 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	3,785,627
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postcode	417000
Website	http://www.hnloudi.gov.cn/

Loudi (simplified Chinese: 娄底; traditional Chinese: 婁底; pinyin: Lóudî) is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110 km (68 mi) southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Loudi is of 3,785,627 inhabitants in an area of 8,117 km² (3,134 sq mi). In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

Geography

Loudi has an area of 8107 square kilometers (3130 square miles).

The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.

Climate

The climate is subtropical monsoon climate with humid weather and four distinct seasons.

History

Before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-210BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.

Subdivisions

Satellite image of Loudi city

Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

English Name	Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Area	Population	Density
Louxing District	娄星区	婁星區	Lóuxīng Qū	426	497,171	1,167
Lengshuijiang City	冷水江市		Lěngshuǐjiāng Shì	439	327,279	746
Lianyuan City	涟源市	漣源市	Liányuán Shì	1,895	995,712	525
Shuangfeng County	双峰县	雙峰縣	Shuāngfēng Xiàn	1,715	854,555	498
Xinhua County	新化县	新化縣	Xīnhuà Xiàn	3,642	1,110,910	305

Notable Places

ZiqueJie Terrace

Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.

Boyue Cave

Boyue cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with an underground cave of karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.

Economy

The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion($7.3billion USD), 55.75 of the city's GDP.

The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.

External links

• Government site (Simplified Chinese)
• China Tourist site (English)