Xiangtan, referred to as Tan for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province. Because it is rich in Xianglian, it is also called Liancheng and Tancheng. Ningxiang City, Wangcheng District and Changsha County in the north, Hengdong County, Hengshan County and Lukou District in the south, Zhuzhou City and Lukou District in the east and Shuangfeng County in the west. The "Golden Triangle" region with the most developed politics, economy and culture in Hunan Province is one of the important passages for the vast inland areas to lead to coastal areas such as Guangzhou and Shanghai. 1In April 1953, Xiangtan was designated as a provincial city, and in September 1958,/kloc-0 was upgraded to a prefecture-level city.

Xiangtan has five counties (cities): Xiangtan County, Shaoshan City, Xiangxiang City, yuhu district and Yuetang District. Xiangtan has a total area of 5006 square kilometers, including urban area 168.25438+0 square kilometers and built-up area of 79.2 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, the permanent population of Xiangtan is 2726 1, 8 1.

Natural resources in Xiangtan

The existing forest vegetation in Xiangtan City is dominated by plantation, with various tree species, including timber forest 16 species, such as Chinese fir, Pinus massoniana, Cinnamomum camphora, thick wood, nanmu and Bai Le. Economic forest 15 species, including camellia oleifera, tung tree, palm, tallow, mulberry, tea, peach, plum and so on. The introduced tree species are Pinus elliottii, Pinus elliottii, Pinus taeda, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Taxodium ascendens, Populus euphratica, Cercis negundo and so on.

There are abundant crop resources, and there are thousands of cash crops such as grain, oilseed and fiber that can be planted. The "Three-inch Golden Lotus" in Xiangtan County, the inch pepper in the suburbs, the dwarf cabbage and the long winter melon in Xiang Peng are all famous. There are more than 40 kinds of main economic fish, among which Shaziling pig and Hutian Shiyang are excellent local species.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiangtan