It is surrounded by Jinghuapu Township on the northwest, Shuangjiangkou Town on the northeast, Lijingpu Subdistrict on the southeast, and Yutan Subdistrict on the south.

As of the 2000[update] census it had a population of 29,700 and an area of 22.8 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi).

Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.

The National Highway 319 continues into Yiyang City, linking Chengjiao Subdistrict to Jinghuapu Township.

The G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway runs southeast through Jinzhou Town to Wangcheng District of Changsha, and the northwest to Heshan District of Yiyang.