Miluo | |
Settlement Type: | County-level city |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Yueyang |
Subdivision Type3: | Subdivisions |
Area Total Km2: | 1484.0 |
Area Urban Km2: | 20.20 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 685000 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Urban: | 158000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 28.761°N 113.16°W |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Miluo is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River, it is to the north of the city proper of Changsha City. Miluo is bordered to the north by Yueyang County, to the east by Pingxiang County, to the south by Changsha County and Wangcheng District of Changsha City, to the west by Xiangyin County and Yuanjiang City. Miluo covers an area of 1669.8km2, as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 668,156.[2] The city has three subdistricts and 10 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is Guiyi (Chinese: 归义镇).
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.
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,[3] they are: