Huaihua () is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan province, China. It covers and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of

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to the south, and Qiandongnan and Tongren of Guizhou to the southwest. It has a population of 4,741,948 ( 2010 census), accounting for 7.22% of the provincial population.Huaihua Census 2010
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/ref> According to the 2010 Census, 2,909,574 people, or 61.4% of the population, are Han Chinese. Minorities constitute 38.6% of the population, with 1,832,289 people. The Dong, Miao,

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, Yao and Bai are major native minority groups.Ethnic group Analysis of Huaihua Census 2010 (2012-11-30)
/ref> Huaihua is the central region of the Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 28.35% of the Chinese Dong ethnic group. Huaihua is very mountainous, being located between the Wuyi and Xuefeng mountain ranges. The Yuan river runs from the south to the north. The forest coverage reached 70.8% in 2015.

Administration

* Hecheng District () * Hongjiang city () ** Hongjiang District () * Yuanling County () * Chenxi County () * Xupu County () * Zhongfang County () * Huitong County () *

Mayang Miao Autonomous County Mayang ( "''Mayang Miao Autonomous County''", ; usually referred to as "''Mayang County''", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. Mayang is loca ...

() * Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County () * Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County () * Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County () * Tongdao Dong Autonomous County ()

Geography and economy

Huaihua lies in the mountainous west of Hunan, south-east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and shares the same mountain belt. Railroads is a major means of transportation in the region, and an airport was opened in 2004. Huaihua is home to the

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Base 55, which is charged with maintaining

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http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/huaihua.htm] The nuclear assets at Huaihua are intended for small-scale nuclear conflict

(with a limited, but nuclear, exchange), as well as the ability to strike Guam, one of only two

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bases.

Climate

Government

The current CPC Party Secretary of Huaihua is Peng Guofu and the current Mayor is Lei Shaoye.

Transportation

Huaihua is located at a major railway node and its economy has historically benefited from the concentration of railways meeting in the city. Five major railways, the Shanghai–Kunming railway, the

Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway line. It was built in stages and completed on 28 December 2016. It is part of the CRH's system of passenger-dedicated lines, beginning in Shanghai and ending in Kunming, the capit ...

, the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, the Chongqing–Huaihua railway, and the Zhangjiajie–Huaihua high-speed railway intersect in the city. Through these railways Huaihua has connections to almost all major Chinese cities. Passenger trains are served by the

Huaihua railway station Huaihua railway station is a railway station in Huaihua built in 1972. It is on the Shanghai–Kunming railway, Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, and Chongqing–Huaihua railway. History A new station building was opened on 15 January 2007. Refere ...

Huaihua South railway station Huaihua South railway station is a railway station of Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway and Huaihua–Shaoyang–Hengyang railway located in Hunan, People's Republic of China. It is also the southern terminus of the Zhangjiajie–Jishou–Huai ...

meanwhile is served by high-speed trains. A rail freight handling station, Huaihua West, was opened on 31 January 2021. Huaihua is on the route of

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, which connects it with Chongqing to the northwest. It is also on the route of G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway, which connects it with

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

to the west, and Changsha to the east. Other roads that run through the city include China National Highway 209 and China National Highway 320. By air, Huaihua is served by Huaihua Zhijiang Airport, located some 31 kilometers from the city proper in the Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County.

External links

Official website of Huaihua Government

References

{{Authority control Prefecture-level divisions of Hunan Cities in Hunan