Where is Liuyang?

Liuyang is located on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, north of the east of Hunan Province.

Liuyang City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, which is managed by Changsha City. It is named because the county seat is located in the north of Liu Shui (facing the sun). Liuyang is located at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi, north of eastern Hunan, and was called "the throat of Wu Chu" in ancient times. It is the deputy center of Changsha, the provincial capital, and a regional central city on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. Liuyang covers an area of 5007.75 square kilometers. The municipal government is located at No.8 Fu Huan Road, Guankou Street, 62 kilometers away from Changsha Municipal Government and 42 kilometers away from Changsha Huanghua International Airport.

Liuyang is not only an old revolutionary base area, but also a world-famous hometown of fireworks. It enjoys the reputation of China as the hometown of flowers and seedlings, China as the hometown of steamed vegetables, China as the hometown of poetry, China as an excellent tourist city, China as a demonstration city of human settlements, and Hunan as a civilized city. It is a pilot city of development and reform in China, a national ecological demonstration county (city) and a top 100 economic counties in China.

Historical evolution:

July 1949, Liuyang liberation; In August, Liuyang County belongs to Changsha District.

1952 In September, Liuyang County was changed to Xiangtan District.

1968 65438+ 10, Xiangtan area was renamed Xiangtan area, and the affiliation of Liuyang remained unchanged.

1on February 8, 983, the State Council revoked Xiangtan area, and Liuyang county was placed under the jurisdiction of Changsha city.

1993 65438+ 10/0/6. With the approval of the State Council, Liuyang was removed from the county to set up a city.