Yuelu District
Yuelu 岳麓区 | |
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District | |
![]() ![]() Yuelu Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 28°11′51″N 112°54′30″E / 28.1974°N 112.9084°ECoordinates: 28°11′51″N 112°54′30″E / 28.1974°N 112.9084°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Changsha |
Subdivisions |
10 subdistricts, 5 towns and 1 township |
Area | |
• Total | 552.02 km2 (213.14 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 801,861 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Yuelu District (simplified Chinese: 岳麓区; traditional Chinese: 嶽麓å€; pinyin: Yuèlù qÅ«) is one of six urban districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China. It is located on the west bank of Xiang River, and named after the Yuelu Mountain, one of National Historical Interest and Scenic Beauties of China.
History
Yuelu is an important district that is a cultural area and has a long history and profound cultural deposit in Changsha, the Yuelu Academy founded in 976 (the 9th year of the reign of the Song Dynasty) is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain, in the south is the University Town Zone where there are many universities including Central South University, Hunan University and Hunan Normal University, the National High-tech Industrial Development Zone covers large area in the middle of the district.
Administration
Yuelu is subdivided 9 urban subdistricts (Chinese:è¡—é“,pinyin:jiÄ“dà o) and a township (乡,pinyin:xiÄng).
- 9 urban Sub-districts
- Juzizhou Sub-district (JúzÇzhÅu jiÄ“dà o, æ¡”åæ´²è¡—é“)
- Wangyuehu Sub-district (Wà ngyuèhú jiÄ“dà o, 望月湖街é“)
- Yinpenling Sub-district (YÃnpénlÇng jiÄ“dà o, 银盆å²è¡—é“)
- Yuelu Sub-district (Yuèlù jiÄ“dà o, 岳麓街é“)
- Xianjiahu Sub-district (XiánjiÄhú jiÄ“dà o, 咸嘉湖街é“)
- Wangchengpo Sub-district (Wà ngchéngpÅ jiÄ“dà o, 望城å¡è¡—é“)
- Guanshaling Sub-district (GuÄnshÄlÇng jiÄ“dà o, è§‚æ²™å²è¡—é“)
- Xihu Sub-district (XÄ«hú jiÄ“dà o, 西湖街é“)
- Wangyue Sub-district (Wà ngyuè jiÄ“dà o, 望岳街é“)
- a township: Tianding Township (TiÄndÇng xiÄng, 天顶乡)
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