Zixing

Zixing
资兴市
Tangdong Subdistrict
Zixing
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°58′23″N 113°13′52″E / 25.973°N 113.231°E / 25.973; 113.231
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChenzhou
Area
2,747.0 km2 (1,060.6 sq mi)
  Urban
24.63 km2 (9.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
395,000
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
  Urban
169,600
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Zixing (simplified Chinese: 资兴; traditional Chinese: 資興; pinyin: Zīxīng) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City.

Located on the southeast of the province, it is near to the north of the Chenzhou city proper. The city is bordered to the northwest by Yongxing and Anren Counties, to the northeast by Yanling County, to the east by Guidong County, to the southeast by Rucheng County, to the southwest by Yizhang County, and to the west by Suxian District. Zixing City covers an area of 2,730.44 km2 (1,054.23 sq mi), and as of 2015, It had a registered population of 378,400 and a resident population of 345,100. The city has two subdistricts, nine towns and two townships under its jurisdiction, and the government seat is Tangdong Subdistrict (唐洞街道).