Hunan, Chinese Genealogy

Guide to Hunan 湖南 ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Location Information
Hunan is part of the South Central China region. It covers an area of 210,000 km2 (80,000 sq mi). Its capital is Changsha 长沙. The name Hunan means "south of the lake", referring to Lake Dongting ( 洞庭湖).

Hunan Province Overseas Chinese Affairs Office 湖南省外事侨务办公室
Website: http://www.gqb.gov.cn/node2/node3/node22/node91/userobject7ai1043.html

Phone: +86 731 82217393

Fax: +86 731 82217595

Address: 中国湖南省长沙市韶山北路 12 号湘汇大厦

City Level Overseas Chinese Affairs Offices 市政府侨务办公室

 * 长沙市外事办公室 - Address: 中国湖南长沙市岳麓区岳麓大道 218 号
 * 常德市人民政府 - -Phone: +86 736 7755111

Address: 中国湖南省常德市朗州北路 166 号 12 楼


 * 郴州市外事办公室 - Phone: +86 735 2368989

Address: 中国湖南彬州市北湖区五岭大道 9 号


 * 衡阳市外事办公室 - Phone: +86 734 885375

Address: 中国湖北省衡阳市蒸湘区解放大道 16 号


 * 怀化市人民政府 - Phone: +86 745 2713621

Fax: +86 745 2723909

Email: hhszf@163.com

Address: 中国湖北省怀化市迎丰路 665 号


 * 娄底市外事办公室 - Phone: +86 738 8313548

Address: 中国湖南娄底市娄星区湘中大道湘中大道市政府院


 * 邵阳市人民政府 - Phone: +86 739 5361835

Address: 中国湖北省邵阳市大祥区城北路 6 号


 * 湘潭市人民政府 - Phone: +86 731 58570000

Address: 中国湖北湘潭市岳塘区芙蓉中路 1 号


 * 益阳市人民政府 - Address: 中国湖南益阳市梓山西路 8 号
 * 永州市外事办公室 - Phone: +86 746 8360253

Address: 中国湖南省永州市冷水滩区逸云路 1 号


 * 岳阳市人民政府 - Address: 中国湖南省岳阳市金鹗中路 235 号
 * 张家界市外事办公室 - Address: 中国湖南省张家界石永定区南庄路 12 号
 * 株州市外事办公室 - Address: 中国湖南省株洲市天元区黄河北路 27 号
 * 湘西土家族苗族自治州人民政府 - Phone: +86 743 8223008

Address: 中国湖南湘西土家族苗族自治州吉首人民北路 58 号

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Research Tools

 * List of Cemeteries in Hunan
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