Prefecture-level city Changsha Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Local time Sunday 12:10 AM Population 539,200 (2014) | Seat Dongtundu Area 42.68 km² Province Hunan | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 11°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 95% Humidity University Hunan Agricultural University Points of interest Mawangdui, Martyrs Park, Hunan Embroidery Museum, Hunan Library, Wuyi Square | ||
Furong District (simplified Chinese: 芙蓉区; traditional Chinese: 芙蓉區; pinyin: Fúróng Qū) is one of six urban districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China. Furong District is a part of the core of the Changsha urban area, located in the midst of the city. The district is bordered by Yuhua District to the south, Changsha County to the east, Kaifu District to the northwest, Tianxin District to the southwest. Furong covers 42.68 km2 (16.48 sq mi) with population of 539,200 (as of 2014)， registered population of 403,948. The district has 13 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Dongtundu subdistrict.
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Map of Furong, Changsha, Hunan, China
History
Furong District was formed on 22 April, 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the land of the historic East District, including Jiucaiyuan (韭菜园), Fuhoujie (府后街), Wulipai (五里牌), Liuzhengjie (浏正街), Wenyilu (文艺路), Jiefanglu (解放路), Duzhengjie (都正街), Chaoyanglu (朝阳街) and Renminlu (人民路) 9 subdistricts; parts of the former Suburb District, of which are Xianghu Fish Farm (湘湖渔场), state-run Dongtundu Farm (国营东屯渡农场), Huoxing Town (火星镇), Dong'an Township (东岸乡) and Mawangdui Township (马王堆乡) in which excluding Wuyi, Huoxian, Youyi and Gaoqiao 4 villages.
The Shaoguang Community (韶光社区) was merged into Dong'an Township from Langli Town of Changsha County on 8 Auguest, 2008.
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Furong District on December 29, 2011, Furong has 13 subdistricts under its jurisdiction. they are: