Miluo () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...

Hunan province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi t ...

, China, it is under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Yueyang Yueyang, formerly known as Yuezhou or Yochow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake and Yangtze in the northeastern corner of Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China. Yueyang has an administrative area of a ...

. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...

, it is to the north of the city proper of Changsha City. Miluo is bordered to the north by

Yueyang County Yueyang County () is a county in Hunan province, China. It is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province, the Xiang River runs through the west land of the county from south to eas ...

, to the east by

Pingxiang County Pingxiang County () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xingtai, in the south of Hebei province, China, located about from downtown Xingtai. It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of . In the Han dynas ...

, to the south by Changsha County and

Wangcheng District Wangcheng District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by Miluo City and Xiangyin Co ...

of Changsha City, to the west by Xiangyin County and Yuanjiang City. Miluo covers an area of , as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 668,156.the population of Miluo City in 2015, according to o
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/ref> The city has three subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is

Guiyi Guiyi () (Kweiyi) is a town and the seat of Miluo City in Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it b ...

(). Miluo City is named after the River of Miluo, which is a tributary in the lower reaches of the Xiang River. Miluo River is known that it is the source place of

Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival ( zh, s=端午节, t=端午節) is a traditional Chinese holiday which occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or June in the Gregorian calendar. Names The Engl ...

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Miluo city on December 3, 2015, Miluo city has one subdistrict, one township and 17 towns under its jurisdiction,the divisions of Miluo City in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Miluo City on (December 3, 2015) - 《关于同意汨罗市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕118号)
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subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, In ...

* Tianwen, Miluo () ( Quyuan mgmt Dist) ;1

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

* Fenghuang, Miluo () ( Quyuan mgmt Dist) ;17

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

* Baishui, Miluo () * Baitang, Miluo () * Bishi, Miluo () * Changle, Miluo () * Chuanshanping () * Dajing, Miluo () *

() * Gupei () * Heshi, Miluo () ( Quyuan mgmt Dist) * Luojiang, Miluo () * Miluo town () * Quzici () * Sanjiang, Miluo () * Shendingshan () * Taolinshi () * Xinshi, Miluo () * Yingtian, Miluo () ( Quyuan mgmt Dist)

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Miluo Government
Cities in Hunan Yueyang {{Hunan-geo-stub