冷水江市隶属娄底市，总面积439平方公里。下辖16个乡、镇和街道办事处，总人口36万，其中城镇人口18万，2002年，全市国内生产总值近60亿元，财政收入近4亿元，农民人均可支配收入为2336元，城镇居民人均可支配收入为5850元。普通工薪600元/月左右。

　　The city administration comprises 16 towns, rural administration units and streets offices, in an area of 439 km, with a population of 350,000 which is evenly Distributed between rural and urban areas, the GDP for the whole city is about 6 billion, fiscal income about 0..4 billions, 2336 yuan of usable income for farmer, 5850 yuan as usable income for urban resident, 600 yuan per month for the average salariate.