Peiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 培元街道; pinyin: Péiyuán Jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Changning City in Hunan, China. It was one of 4 subdistricts approved to establish in 2008. It has an area of 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) with a population of 24,959 (as of 2010 census[1]). The subdistrict of Peiyuan has 6 villages and 4 communities under its jurisdiction.[2]
Peiyuan Subdistrict
培元街道 | |
|---|---|
  Peiyuan Subdistrict Location of Peiyuan Subdistrict in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°23′53″N 112°23′02″E / 26.3981758934°N 112.3838206071°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture | Hengyang |
| County-level city | Changning |
| Divisions | 4 communities and 7 villages |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census)[1] | |
• Total | 24,959 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0734 |
| Languages | Standard and Gan Chinese |
History
editThe subdistrict of Peiyuan was approved to form from 7 villages of Dali (大立村), Tangshan (塘山村), Huxi (虎溪村), Lianhua (莲花村), Liangjiang (两江村), Huangzhi (黄枝村) and Jinqiao (金桥村), 3 communities of Chengxi (城西社区), Xishang (西上社区) and Taojiang (桃江社区) of the former Yiyang Town (宜阳镇) in 2008, named after the Tower of Peiyuan (培元塔).[3]
Subdivisions
editThrough the merger of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions was reduced to 6 from 10. The subdistrict of Peiyuan has 3 communities and 3 villages under its jurisdiction.[4]
- 3 villages
- Huxi Village (虎溪村)
- Lianhua Village (莲花村)
- Peiyuan Village (培元村)
- 3 communities
- Liangjiang Community (两江社区)
- Taojiang Community (桃江社区)
- Xishang Community (西上社区)
References
edit- ^ a b 常宁市历史沿革. XZQH.org.
- ^ hyemap.com
- ^ Peiyuan Subdistrict Profile / 培元街道基本概况, see hnchangning.gov (2015-05-22) or hnchangning.gov (2016-11-24)
- ^ 2016年湖南省行政区划代码 (in Chinese (China)). Hunan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-27.