Wuling District (simplified Chinese: 武陵区; traditional Chinese: 武陵區; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qū) is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China. Located on the central area of Changde, the district is surrounded by Dingcheng District to the north and south, bordered to the west by Taoyuan County, to the east by Hanshou County. Wuling District has an area of 289 kilometres (180 mi)[2] with 426,694 of registered population (as of 2015).[3] It is divided into 11 subdistricts, one towns and two township, its government seat is Nanpinggang Subdistrict (南坪街道).[4]
Wuling
武陵区 | |
|---|---|
 Corner in Wuling District | |
 Location of Wuling District within Changde | |
  Wuling Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°00′45″N 111°42′16″E / 29.0126°N 111.7044°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 412.42 km2 (159.24 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 730,900 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
editAccording to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wuling District on August 18, 2014, Wuling District has 11 subdistricts, one town and two townships under its jurisdiction.[4] they are:
- 11 Subdistricts
- Baimahu, Changde (白马湖街道)
- Changgeng, Changde (长庚街道)
- Chuanzihe (穿紫河街道)
- Danyang, Changde (丹阳街道)
- Dongjiang, Changde (东江街道)
- Fuping, Changde (府坪街道)
- Furong, Changde (芙蓉街道)
- Nanpinggang (南坪岗街道)
- Qiming (启明街道)
- Yong'an, Changde (永安街道)
- Zhilan (芷兰街道)
- 1 Town
- Hefu, Changde (河洑镇)
- Danzhou, Changde (丹洲乡)
- Ludishan (芦荻山乡)
References
edit- ^ "Wuling" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ wuling.gov: 武陵区自然地理
- ^ population in 2015, according to wuling.gov: 常德市武陵区关于2015年国民经济和社会发展的统计公报
- ^ a b The township-level administrative divisions of Wuling District: According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wuling District on August 18, 2014: 常德市武陵区人民政府关于调整我区乡镇及街道行政区划的通知, also see Changde Daily: （18-Aug-14, 常武政发〔2014〕17号） or gmw.cn; also see mca.gov (September 9, 2014) 2014年湖南省行政区划调整公告（3）
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