Lingxi, Zhejiang Explained

Lingxi
Subdivision Name1:Zhejiang
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:384,390
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Subdivision Name3:Cangnan
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name2:Wenzhou
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Type1:Province
Native Name:灵溪
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type:Country
Coordinates:27.5036°N 120.3975°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in China
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map:China Zhejiang
Settlement Type:Town
Native Name Lang:zh

Lingxi Town is a town in Cangnan County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, and the seat of Cangnan County. The main spoken Chinese dialect is Southern Min. The Wenzhou dialect is also spoken, but less widely. Its population is 384,390, and it has an area of 170.9 square kilometers.

Etymology

Lingxi's Southern Min name ling kuei means "dragon creek". It was named after a creek on a dragon shaped mountain in eastern Lingxi.

Economy

Lingxi GDP was 16.201 billion RMB in 2018.

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Transport

Cangnan train station is situated in Lingxi, with high-speed trains to Shanghai and Shenzhen.

Education

Cangnan Middle School

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 温州市2020年第七次全国人口普查分乡镇(街道)常住人口数据 . January 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126022113/http://wztjj.wenzhou.gov.cn/art/2021/8/23/art_1243861_58726440.html . January 26, 2022 . live . January 25, 2022 .