As of the 2000 census[update] it had a population of 55,412 and an area of 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi).
[1] The region abounds with coal, manganese and uranium.
[1] There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang Third Senior High School (宁乡三中).
The County Road X211 travels east to west through the town.
The County Road X104 passes across the town east to southwest.