As of the end of 2018, Hunan Province has 13 prefecture-level cities: Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Huaihua, and Loudi.

1, Huaihua City, a national comprehensive transportation hub city, the Wuling Mountain Economic Cooperation Zone, the central city and node city. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the gateway to Guizhou and Yunnan" and "the throat of Chu", and it is the "bridgehead" from the central and eastern regions of China to the southwest.

2. Yongzhou City, located in the south of Hunan Province, is at the confluence of the Xia and Xiang rivers. Yongzhou territory through the Xiangjiang River to the north can reach the Yangtze River, south through the Lingqu River system can be connected to the Pearl River, since ancient times is an important transportation fortress, is the gateway from Hunan to Guangxi, Hainan, western Guangdong and southwestern parts of the country.

3, Chenzhou City, also known as "Fucheng", "Lin Cheng", is located in southeastern Hunan Province, convenient transportation. Chenzhou is the hometown of Deng Zhongxia, Huang Kecheng, and Zeng Zhongsheng, and the seat of the Xiangnan Uprising. It has colorful historical and cultural relics as well as scenic spots such as Dongjiang Lake, Suxianling, Wanhuayan, and Mangshan National Forest Park.

4, Loudi City, located in the geometric center of Hunan, is the permanent site of Hunan Expo, is an important industrial city in Hunan, Hunan energy, regional-level circulation node city, a strategic reserve base of raw materials, is the middle reaches of the Yangtze River city group, an important part of the Changzhutan city group, known as the "Pearl of Xiangzhong".

5, Yiyang City, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plains on the south shore of the Dongting Lake, located in the northern part of Hunan Province. It has been awarded the titles of Provincial Garden City, National Forest City, National Sanitary City, National Civilized City Nomination City, and Famous Historical and Cultural City of Hunan Province, and has been a rich "land of fish and rice" in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times.

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