Loudi

Geography

Loudi has an area of 8107 km2.

The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.

Climate

The climate is subtropical monsoon climate with humid weather and four distinct seasons.

Its basic characteristics are a warm climate with distinct four seasons; hot summers, cold winters and cool autumns; heavy rains in late spring and early summer, and droughts in midsummer and early autumn; more accumulated temperature and a long growing season; diverse climate types and obvious three-dimensional changes.

|Jan record high C = 23.4 |Jan record low C = −5.1 |Feb record high C = 29.7 |Feb record low C = −4.7 |Mar record high C = 33.6 |Mar record low C = −1.6 |Apr record high C = 35.5 |Apr record low C = 3.1 |May record high C = 36.7 |May record low C = 9.8 |Jun record high C = 37.9 |Jun record low C = 14.7 |Jul record high C = 39.7 |Jul record low C = 19.0 |Aug record high C = 41.2 |Aug record low C = 16.6 |Sep record high C = 38.5 |Sep record low C = 12.6 |Oct record high C = 36.0 |Oct record low C = 4.2 |Nov record high C = 32.4 |Nov record low C = −1.3 |Dec record high C = 24.2 |Dec record low C = −9.2

History

Before the Qin dynasty (221–210 BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.

Subdivisions

Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties. The information here presented uses data from 2010 national census.

As of the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, the permanent population will be 830,100.

Government

Main article: Politics of Loudi

The current CPC Party Secretary of Loudi is Li Jianguo and the current mayor is Yang Yiwen.

Notable places

Ziquejie Terrace

Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.

Boyue Cave

Boyue Cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.

Fairy Village

Fairy Villageis located in Wanbao Township, Loudi City, Hunan Province. With its magical, unique, beautiful and charming mountains, it was once known as the crown of the eight scenic spots in the hinterland of central Hunan.

The Eighteen Shengxian Caves

The Eighteen Shengxian Caves are located in Shuangjiang Township, about 27 kilometers away from the center of Loudi City, Hunan Province. The Eighteen Caves are headed by Shengxian Cave, Ziya Cave and Baiguo Cave.

Economy

The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). In the first half of 2024, Loudi City's GDP was 100.218 billion yuan.

The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion ($7.3billion USD), 55.75% of the city's GDP.

The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.

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