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Lingxi, Zhejiang

Coordinates: 27°30′13″N 120°23′51″E / 27.50361°N 120.39750°E / 27.50361; 120.39750
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Lingxi
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Lingxi is located in Zhejiang
Lingxi
Lingxi
Location in China
Coordinates: 27°30′13″N 120°23′51″E / 27.50361°N 120.39750°E / 27.50361; 120.39750
CountryChina
ProvinceZhejiang
PrefectureWenzhou
CountyCangnan
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
384,390


Lingxi Town is a town in Cangnan County, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, and the seat of Cangnan County. The main spoken Chinese dialect is Southern Min. The Wenzhou dialect is also spoken, but less widely. Its population is 384,390, and it has an area of 170.9 square kilometers.

Etymology

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Lingxi's Southern Min name ling kuei means "dragon creek". It was named after a creek on a dragon shaped mountain in eastern Lingxi.

Economy

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Lingxi GDP was 16.201 billion RMB in 2018.

Intime Shopping Center

Transport

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Cangnan train station is situated in Lingxi, with high-speed trains to Shanghai and Shenzhen.[citation needed]

Education

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Cangnan Middle School

References

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  1. ^ "温州市2020年第七次全国人口普查分乡镇(街道)常住人口数据". January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.