| Loudi | |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Other Name: | Louti |
| Native Name: | 娄底市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Hunan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 5 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 88 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Louxing District |
| Area Total Km2: | 8117 |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 428.0 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 62.20 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | (2017)[1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Districts |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Census |
| Population Total: | 3785627 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1: | 649000 |
| Population Urban: | 500200 |
| Population Urban Footnotes: | (2017) |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[2] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 193.0 billion US$ 28.6 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 43,195 US$ 6,423 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Shima Park |
| Coordinates: | 27.7364°N 112.0126°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 417000 |
| Iso Code: | CN-HN-13 |
Loudi is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110km (70miles) southwest of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. According to the 2010 Census, the population of Loudi is of 3,785,627 inhabitants[3] in an area of 8117km2. In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[4]
Loudi has an area of 8107km2.
The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.[5]
The climate is subtropical monsoon climate with humid weather and four distinct seasons.
Before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-210BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.
Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.
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| English Name | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density | |||||
| Louxing District | Chinese: 娄星区 | Chinese: 婁星區 | Lóuxīng Qū | 426 | 497,171 | 1,167 | |||||
| Lengshuijiang City | Lěngshuǐjiāng Shì | 439 | 327,279 | 746 | |||||||
| Lianyuan City | Chinese: 涟源市 | Chinese: 漣源市 | Liányuán Shì | 1,895 | 995,712 | 525 | |||||
| Shuangfeng County | Chinese: 双峰县 | Chinese: 雙峰縣 | Shuāngfēng Xiàn | 1,715 | 854,555 | 498 | |||||
| Xinhua County | Chinese: 新化县 | Chinese: 新化縣 | Xīnhuà Xiàn | 3,642 | 1,110,910 | 305 | |||||
See main article: Politics of Loudi.
The current CPC Party Secretary of Loudi is Li Jianguo and the current Mayor is Yang Yiwen.
Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.
Boyue Cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.
The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion ($7.3billion USD), 55.75 of the city's GDP.
The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.[6]