Prefecture-level city Changsha Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Population 801,861 (2010) Subdivisions 10 | Seat Wangyue Area 552 km² Province Hunan | |
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Country People's Republic of China Points of interest Yuelu Academy, Yuelu Mountain, Youth Mao Zedong Statue, Aiwanting, Orange Isle Colleges and Universities Hunan University, Central South University, Hunan Normal University, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan University of Comm | ||
Yuelu District (simplified Chinese: 岳麓区; traditional Chinese: 嶽麓區; pinyin: Yuèlù qū) is one of six urban districts of Changsha City, Hunan province, China, it is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Wangcheng District, to the west by Ningxiang County, to the south by Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, across the Xiang river to the west by Tianxin, Furong and Kaifu Districts. Located on the west bank of the Xiang River, as the western part of the City proper, the district is named after Mount Yuelu, one of the national parks, Yuelu District covers 538.83 km2 (208.04 sq mi) with registered population of 644,834 and resident population of 818,900 (as of 2014). The district has 16 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Wangyue (望岳街道).
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Map of Yuelu, Changsha, Hunan, China
History
Yuelu District is one of five districts established on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic West District, including Lushannanlu (麓山南路), Yinpenling (银盆岭), Juzizhou (桔子洲) and Wangyuehu (望月村) four subdistricts, Yuelushan Township (岳麓山乡) and Wangyue Township (望岳乡) of the historic Suburb District, Tianding Township (天顶乡) of the historic Wangcheng County.
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 Changsha High-Tech Industrial Development Zone covers large area in the middle of the district.
Administrative divisions
According to the Programme of adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yuelu District on November 19, 2015, Yuelu has 16 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdictions.