What is "zhuzhou"

Zhuzhou , formerly Jianning, is a prefecture-level city of Hunan Province, China, a little to the southeast of Changsha and bordering Jiangxi to the east. It is part of the " ChangZhuTan Golden Triangle" (comprising the cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan). The city has jurisdiction over 5 counties ( Yanling, Chaling, Youxian, Liling, Zhuzhou) and four districts ( Hetang, Lusong, Shifeng and Tianyuan, a high-tech industrial development zone), and covers an area of .

It had 3,855,609 inhabitants as of the 2010 census, of whom 1,055,373 lived in the built-up area (4 urban districts). With Xiangtan areas adjoining Zhuzhou due to be agglomerated in a few years' time, the joint built-up area will be home to 2,930,673 inhabitants. Zhuzhou is located in a subtropical monsoon climate zone and with its abundant mineral and organic resources has one of the highest agricultural yields in Hunan Province.