Leiyang

Leiyang
耒阳市
Location in Hengyang
Leiyang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°25′20″N 112°51′35″E / 26.4223°N 112.8598°E / 26.4223; 112.8598
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHengyang
Area
2,656 km2 (1,025 sq mi)
  Urban
49.65 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
1,150,241
  Estimate 
(2017)
1,798,000
  Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
  Urban
569,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websiteleiyang.gov.cn

Leiyang (simplified Chinese: 耒阳; traditional Chinese: 耒陽; pinyin: Lěiyáng) is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Hengnan County, to the west by Changning City, to the south by Guiyang and Yongxing counties, and to the east by Anren County. Leiyang City covers 2,656 km2 (1,025 sq mi) with a registered population of 1,413,913 and resident population of 1,150,241 (as of the 2010 census). The city has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict.