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About Lianyuan
Lianyuan (simplified Chinese: 涟源; traditional Chinese: 漣源; pinyin: Liányuán) is a county-level city and the 7th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level city. Located on the geographical centre of Hunan, the city is bordered to the north by Anhua and Ningxiang Counties, to the east by Louxing District, to the south by Shuangfeng, Shaodong and Xinshao Counties, to the west by Lengshuijiang City and Xinhua County. Lianyuan City covers 1,830.01 km2 (706.57 sq mi).
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History
Dividing parts of four counties of Xiangxiang, Anhua, Xinhua and Shaoyang, Lianyuan County was created in February 1952 and named after the place where it is located in the origin of the Lian River. The county-level city of Loudi (modern Louxing District) was formed by seven communes from Lianyuan County (the modern Lianyuan City) in January 1961. The county of Lianyuan was reorganized as the city of Lianyuan in 1987.
Shuidongdi Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan covers an area of 1,830.01 km2 (706.57 sq mi) with a population of 894,000 (as of 2017). It has 16 towns, two townships and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.
From the History section of Lianyuan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Lianyuan
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Lengshuijiang 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Loudi 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Shangmei 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Gantang 41 km southeast, about 41 min by car
- Santangpu 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Qingshuping 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Shaoyang 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Yongfeng 56 km southeast, about 56 min by car
- Shuiche 65 km west, about 1 h by car
- Xiangxiang 86 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Sanjia Township in Lianyuan, Hunan 2025012604, Huangdan2060, CC BY 4.0
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