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Where is Changsha?

Changsha City is located in the north-eastern part of Hunan Province, on the lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River and the western edge of the Changliu Basin. Its geographical scope is 111°53′~114°15′ east longitude and 27°51′~28°41′ north latitude. It borders Yichun and Pingxiang cities in Jiangxi Province to the east, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan cities to the south, Loudi and Yiyang cities to the west, and Yueyang and Yiyang cities to the north. It is about 230 kilometers long from east to west and 88 kilometers wide from north to south. The city's land area is 11,819 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 2,185 square kilometers. Changsha City governs 6 districts: Furong, Tianxin, Yuelu, Kaifu, Yuhua and Wangcheng, 2 counties of Changsha and Ningxiang and Liuyang City.