Huaihua, Hunan Province, China

Administration | Transportation

🇨🇳 Huaihua is a prefecture-level city in the south-west of Hunan province, China. It is bordered by Xiangxi to the north-west, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guangxi to the south, and Qiandongnan and Tongren of Guizhou to the southwest. 61.4% of the population, are Han Chinese. The Dong, Miao, Tujia, Yao and Bai are major native groups. Huaihua is the central region of the Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 30% of the Chinese Dong ethnic group.

Huaihua is very mountainous, being located between the Wuyi and Xuefeng mountain ranges. The Yuan river runs from the south to the north. The forest coverage reached 70.8% in 2015.

Huaihua lies in the mountainous west of Hunan, south-east of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and shares the same mountain belt. Railroads is a major means of transportation in the region, and an airport was opened in 2004.

Huaihua is home to the Second Artillery Corps Base 55, which is charged with maintaining ICBMs. The nuclear assets at Huaihua are intended for small-scale nuclear conflicts (with a limited, but nuclear, exchange), as well as the ability to strike Guam, one of only two B-2 bases.

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Administration • Hecheng District (鹤城区) • Hongjiang city (洪江市) ◦ Hongjiang District (洪江管理区) • Yuanling County (沅陵县) • Chenxi County (辰溪县) • Xupu County (溆浦县) • Zhongfang County (中方县) • Huitong County (会同县) • Mayang Miao Autonomous County (麻阳苗族自治县) • Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County (新晃侗族自治县) • Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County (芷江侗族自治县) • Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County (靖州苗族侗族自治县) • Tongdao Dong Autonomous County (通道侗族自治县).

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Transportation Huaihua is located at a major railway node and its economy has historically benefited from the concentration of railways meeting in the city. Five major railways, the Shanghai–Kunming railway, the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway, the Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, the Chongqing–Huaihua railway, and the Zhangjiajie–Huaihua high-speed railway intersect in the city. Through these railways Huaihua has connections to almost all major Chinese cities. Passenger trains are served by the Huaihua railway station. Huaihua South railway station meanwhile is served by high-speed trains.

A rail freight handling station, Huaihua West, was opened on 31 January 2021.

Huaihua is on the route of G65 Baotou-Maoming Expressway, which connects it with Chongqing to the northwest. It is also on the route of G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway, which connects it with Guiyang to the west, and Changsha to the east. Other roads that run through the city include China National Highway 209 and China National Highway 320.

By air, Huaihua is served by Huaihua Zhijiang Airport, located some 31 km from the city proper in the Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County.

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Huaihua has a population of over 623,800 people. Huaihua also forms the centre of the wider Huaihua prefecture which has a population of over 4,741,948 people.

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East of: 109.986

🇮🇩 Salatiga 110

🇮🇩 Purworejo 110.03

🇮🇩 Temanggung 110.167

🇨🇳 Yulin 110.181

🇨🇳 Lingui 110.2

🇮🇩 Magelang 110.217

🇨🇳 Guilin 110.277

🇲🇾 Kuching 110.333

🇨🇳 Lingchuan 110.333

🇨🇳 Haikou 110.349

West of: 109.986

🇨🇳 Baotou 109.953

🇨🇳 Ordos 109.783

🇨🇳 Yulin 109.734

🇮🇩 Batang 109.73

🇨🇳 Jishou 109.728

🇨🇳 Furong 109.72

🇮🇩 Pekalongan 109.667

🇮🇩 Bengkayang 109.664

🇮🇩 Kebumen 109.661

🇨🇳 Guigang 109.609

Antipodal to Huaihua is: -70.014,-27.561

Locations Near: Huaihua 109.986,27.5608

🇨🇳 Fenghuang 109.59,27.949 d: 58.2  

🇨🇳 Tuojiang 109.588,27.954 d: 58.7  

🇨🇳 Jishou 109.728,28.316 d: 87.7  

🇨🇳 Tóngrén 109.189,27.732 d: 80.8  

🇨🇳 Furong 109.72,26.237 d: 149.5  

🇨🇳 Shaoyang 111.468,27.24 d: 150.6  

🇨🇳 Zhangjiajie 110.475,29.13 d: 181  

🇨🇳 Yongzhou 111.613,26.424 d: 204.9  

🇨🇳 Loudi 111.999,27.728 d: 199.1  

🇨🇳 Xing’an 110.672,25.612 d: 227.2  

Antipodal to: Huaihua -70.014,-27.561

🇨🇱 Copiapó -70.317,-27.35 d: 19977.1  

🇨🇱 La Serena -71.25,-29.909 d: 19727.5  

🇨🇱 Ovalle -71.2,-30.6 d: 19658  

🇦🇷 Ciudad de La Rioja -66.85,-29.4 d: 19644.4  

🇪🇸 La Rioja -66.855,-29.413 d: 19644  

🇦🇷 La Rioja -66.855,-29.413 d: 19644  

🇨🇱 Illapel -71.167,-31.633 d: 19548.7  

🇦🇷 San Juan -68.517,-31.533 d: 19550.2  

🇦🇷 San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca -65.773,-28.467 d: 19586.7  

🇦🇷 Concepción -65.583,-27.333 d: 19577.2  

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