Xiangyang, formerly known as Xiangfan, is a prefecture-level city under Hubei Province. It is located in central China, northwest Hubei and the middle reaches of Hanjiang River, with a land span of11045'-11306', 3 1 13'.
Xiangyang, located in the middle reaches of the Hanjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, is the central city in the adjacent areas of Hubei, Henan, Chongqing and Shaanxi. The development of Xiangyang City began in Fengzhong Mountain, Zhou Xuanwang, and moved from Jingzhou to Xiangyang. Xiangyang has always been the seat of government, road, state, road and county. Xiangyang is a national historical and cultural city, a sub-central city in the province, a central city in the Hanjiang River basin, a member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, a third-tier city, a new industrial base in Hubei Province and a central city in northwest Hubei approved by the State Council.
geographical environment
Xiangyang City is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, in the middle reaches of Hanshui River, with the remaining vein of Daba Mountain in Qinling Mountains, and the ground span is110 45'-13 06', 31kloc-0/3'-30. The total administrative area is 1.97 million square kilometers, the plane layout is an irregular parallelogram, and the total length of the boundary line is 1.332.8 kilometers. The northern end of the Eastern Line starts from Baizhuyuan Temple Forest Farm in Zaoyang New Town and connects with jiepai Kou Village in Suizhou New Town.
The southern end ends at Matou Village, Liushui Town, Yicheng City, and is connected with Changshou Town and Zhangji Town of Zhongxiang City, with a linear distance of109.5km. The northern end of the western line starts from Yanghuagang Village, Hongshanzui Town, laohekou city, and is connected with Xichuan County, Henan Province, and the southern end ends at maqiao town, Baokang County, and is connected with Fangxian County and Shennongjia Forest Region. The linear distance between the two ends is 122.8km, the longitudinal distance from north to south is Yanghuagang Village, Hongshanzui Town, laohekou city, and the southern end is Cangping Village, Donggong Town, Nanzhang County, with the linear distance of 157km.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiangyang