If Changde, Hengyang and Yueyang compete for the second largest city in Hunan, who will be better?

In Hunan's GDP ranking, Changsha, Yueyang, Changde and Hengyang are in turn. As the provincial capital, Changsha is definitely the largest city, with GDP exceeding one trillion, while the GDP of Yueyang, Changde and Hengyang all exceeds 300 billion. Judging from the current situation, Yueyang ranks second, but there is still a certain gap between Changde and Hengyang, but this is only economic data. However, if the area is said to be the second largest city, it is actually a comprehensive strength, not a complete GDP.

On the comprehensive strength of Changde, Hengyang and Yueyang, it should be Yueyang at present. Hengyang > Changde, or the gap between Yueyang and Hengyang will gradually narrow or even surpass with the passage of time. The judgment of a city's comprehensive strength is mainly reflected in geographical location, economic aggregate, development speed, per capita level, economic structure and so on. Simply put, it is the city's GDP, roads and railways, population, the number of universities and the number of tertiary hospitals.

Yueyang's GDP ranks second in Hunan, which is why many people say Yueyang is the second largest city in Hunan. Geographically, Yueyang has Sanhe Airport, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, G4 Expressway and Yangtze River, which are important waterways. This is also the reason why Yueyang ranks second in GDP. In terms of population, Yueyang is less than 5.7 million, so the per capita level is relatively high, but there are only six universities and three 3A hospitals.

Hengyang ranks fourth in Hunan's GDP, but a long time ago, Hengyang and Changsha were neck and neck. At that time, it was a traffic advantage, and now it is also very advantageous. There are Nanyue Airport, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Gui Xiang Railway and G4 expressway. In terms of land transportation, Hengyang has greater advantages than Yueyang, but in terms of population, it is close to 8 million. But this is the registered population, and many laborers have gone to Guangdong, which is also the GDP of Hengyang. Among universities and tertiary hospitals, Hengyang is ahead of Yueyang and Changde in an all-round way, with 4 undergraduate colleges and more than 10 specialties. Therefore, there are also several top three hospitals, and medical care ranks first in the country.

Changde ranks third in Hunan GDP. Geographically, Changde's achievements are still worthy of recognition, because Changde's railways and highways are not as good as Yueyang and Hengyang. The key is that the bullet train has been open to traffic for several years, but there is Taohuayuan Airport with a population of less than 5.8 million, which is similar to Yueyang. There are six universities like Yueyang, and only one third-class hospital, and the medical level is very average.

Summary: At present, the GDP is Yueyang > Changde > Hengyang. In terms of comprehensive strength, Yueyang should be slightly stronger than Hengyang now, and Changde's geographical position is awkward, so the subsequent development is slow. But in the near future, Hengyang will become a veritable provincial sub-central city, because Hengyang has advantages in transportation, population and universities. For some reasons, Hengyang lags behind Yueyang and Changde temporarily, but we can also find that the gap is narrowing and Hengyang will become the undisputed second largest city in Hunan. It's only a matter of time.