City Details: Huaihua
A few alternate names for Huaihua are: Chuaj-chua, HJJ, Hoai Hoa, Hoai-hoa-chhi, Hoài Hóa, Hoâi-hoà-chhī, Huai-hua, Huaihua, Huài-huá, Khuajkhua
Huaihua is a prefecture-level city in western Hunan province, China. It is known as the "Western Gate" of Hunan and is the largest prefecture-level city in the province.It covers 27,564 km2 (10,643 sq mi) and is bordered by Xiangxi to the northwest, Zhangjiajie and Changde to the north, Yiyang, Loudi and Shaoyang to the east, Guilin and Liuzhou of Guangxi to the south, and Qiandongnan and Tongren of Guizhou to the southwest. It has a population of 4,741,948, accounting for 7.22% of the provincial population. According to the 2010 Census, 2,909,574 people, or 61.4% of the population, are Han Chinese. Minorities constitute 38.6% of the population, with 1,832,289 people. The Dong, Miao, Tujia, Yao and Bai are major native minority groups. Huaihua is the central region of the Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 28.35% of the Chinese Dong ethnic group.
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 552622
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 27.56337, 110.00404
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Huaihua
- 1. Zhijiang Airport (HJJ), distance from city center: 32.92 km
- 2. Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN), distance from city center: 77.12 km
- 3. Shaoyang Wugang Airport (WGN), distance from city center: 105.59 km
Location of Huaihua
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Huaihua, People's Republic of China
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- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Huaihua, People's Republic of China
怀化科技馆
会展路, Chengnan Subdistrict, Hunan, China
Coordinates: 27.5249° N, 109.9930° E
怀化科技馆
南环路, Chengnan Subdistrict, Hunan, China
Coordinates: 27.5245° N, 109.9924° E
怀化博物馆
迎丰中路, Yingfeng Subdistrict, Hunan, China
Coordinates: 27.5540° N, 109.9882° E