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Changzhutan

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Changzhutan
长株潭城市群
Metropolitan area
Changsha, clockwise from top: Skyline of Changsha, Yuehu Park, Huangxing South Pedestrian Street, Aiwan Pavilion
Changsha, clockwise from top: Skyline of Changsha, Yuehu Park, Huangxing South Pedestrian Street, Aiwan Pavilion
Country China
ProvinceHunan
Largest cityChangsha
Area
 • Metropolitan area28,087 km2 (10,844 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,883 km2 (727 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Metropolitan area17,000,000
 • Urban
8,300,000
 • Urban density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metropolitan area¥ 2.029 trillion
US$ 301 billion (2022)
Jianshe South Road (建设南路) in Zhuzhou

Changzhutan or Chang-Zhu-Tan, also Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region or Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan City Cluster (simplified Chinese: 长株潭城市群; traditional Chinese: 長株潭城市群; pinyin: Cháng-Zhū-Tán Chéngshì Qún) is a city cluster in Hunan province, China, consisting of the provincial capital, Changsha and two other prefecture-level cities: Xiangtan and Zhuzhou; it is the main heavily urbanized region of Hunan and covers an area of 28,087 km2 (10,844 sq mi).


Area (km2) Population (2022) GDP (CN¥)[1] GDP (US$)
Changsha (Chang) 11,819 10,420,600 CN¥ 1,397 billion US$ 208 billion
Zhuzhou (Zhu) 11,262 3,871,100 CN¥ 362 billion US$ 54 billion
Xiangtan (Tan) 5,006 2,726,200 CN¥ 270 billion US$ 40 billion
Changzhutan 28,087 17,000,000 CN¥ 2,029 billion US$ 301 billion

Economist Intelligence Unit identified Chang-Zhu-Tan as one of China's 13 megalopolises in its 2012 report "Supersized Cities", with an estimated 2010 population of 8.3 million and 2009 GDP of 320 million Chinese yuan (CNY)[2] Other sources put the population at 5.92 million.[3]

It covers an area of 1,883 km2 in the urban area with a population of 5.92 million, GDP reaches 568 billion CNY (US$90 billion), GDP per capita of 96,067 CNY (US$15,665), the core area of three cities (Changzhutan metropolis) had an area of 483.77 km2 in 2012.[3] On December 14, 2007, it was issued as Comprehensive Supporting Reform Trial Areas to build a resource conserving and environment friendly society by China NDRC.

The Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan intercity railway connects the three urban cores and surrounding areas.

The area has been given a unified telephone area code.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022年湖南省各市州地区生产总值(三季度".
  2. ^ "Supersized Cities". Economist intelligence. Economist Intelligence Unit. 2012.
  3. ^ a b Hunan Statistical Yearbook 2013 (ISBN 978-7-5037-6971-9)
  4. ^ "Chang-Zhu-Tan". www.enghunan.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18.