| Xiangxiang | |
| Other Name: | Siangsiang; Hsianghsiang |
| 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: | Xiangtan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdivisions |
| Area Total Km2: | 1966.6 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 26.00 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 946000 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Urban: | 235000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 27.7186°N 112.5502°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| S: | 湘乡 |
| T: | 湘鄉 |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Xiāngxiāng |
| W: | Hsiang1-hsiang1 |
Xiangxiang is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China.[2] Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to the east, Shuangfeng County to the south, Louxing District of Loudi City to the west, it has an area of 1912.7km2 with a population of rough 850,000 (as of 2012).[3] It has four subdistricts, 15 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Wangchunmen (Chinese: 望春门街道).[4]
As a place name, 'Xiangxiang' dates back to BCE 3 in the Eastern Han dynasty when Emperor Ai of Han bestowed it upon Changsha Prince Liu Chang . In the years leading up to 1952, Xiangxiang's territory included present day Shaoshan, Shuangfeng County and Loudi.[5]
There are numerous township-level divisions in Xiangxiang.[6]
| Name | Chinese | Population (2005) | Area (Km2) | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese: 望春门街道 | 38,000 | 7.8 | |||
| Chinese: 东山街道 | 40,161 | 3.98 | |||
| Chinese: 新湘路街道 | 89,000 | 20.03 | |||
| Chinese: 昆仑桥街道 | 38,139 | ||||
| Chinese: 泉塘镇 | 49,700 | ||||
| Chinese: 中沙镇 | 26,230 | 68.5 | |||
| Chinese: 壶天镇 | 49,580 | 144.7 | |||
| Chinese: 山枣镇 | 50,430 | 101.7 | |||
| Chinese: 月山镇 | 69,880 | 146.5 | |||
| Chinese: 栗山镇 | 27,100 | 67.8 | |||
| Chinese: 梅桥镇 | 50,900 | 137.6 | |||
| Chinese: 棋梓镇 | 53,000 | 138.9 | |||
| Chinese: 毛田镇 | 21,480 | 78 | |||
| Chinese: 潭市镇 | 47,600 | 127.8 | |||
| Chinese: 白田镇 | 48,000 | 105.73 | |||
| Chinese: 翻江镇 | 42,880 | 133.39 | |||
| Chinese: 虞塘镇 | 38,000 | 94.6 | |||
| Chinese: 金石镇 | 35,860 | 88.9 | |||
| Chinese: 龙洞镇 | 29,200 | 76.8 | |||
| Chinese: 东郊乡 | 15,000 | 162 | |||
| Chinese: 育塅乡 | 39,860 | 88 | |||
| Chinese: 金薮乡 | 29,420 (2010)[7] |