States or Territories

Hunan

Province

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Hunan." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hunan.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Hunan. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hunan

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-hunan,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Hunan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/states/hunan},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Hunan is an inland province in Central China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed. It borders Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest. The 2020 census recorded a population of 66,444,864 across an area of about 210,000 square kilometers, and its capital is Changsha.

Facts

Capital

Changsha 1

Population

66,444,864 1

2020 figure from Hunan's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2020 1

Area (sq km)

210,000 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Changsha

changsha is associated with hunan.

Source Changsha (Wikipedia)

China

Hunan is a province of China.

Source Hunan (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Changsha

changsha is the capital of hunan.

Source Changsha (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

Hunan is on continent.

Source Hunan (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Hunan (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationLead section

Quote, Lead section

Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chongqing to the northwest.

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1. Hunan (Wikipedia)

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