Xiangtan (湘潭; Pinyin: Xiāngtán) is a city of the province Hunan in China.
Demography
The population of the urban area was of: 662337 inhabitants in 1999.
Administrative divisions
The
city-prefecture of Xiangtan exerts its jurisdiction on five subdivisions - two districts, two city-counties and a county :
- the district of Yuetang - 岳塘区 Yuètáng Qū ;
- the district of Yuhu - 雨湖区 Yǔhú Qū ;
- the town of Xiangxiang - 湘乡市 Xiāngxiāng Shì ;
- the town of Shaoshan - 韶山市 Sháoshān Shì ;
- the county of Xiangtan - 湘潭县 Xiāngtán Xiàn .