Yuhu District
| Yuhu 雨湖区 | |
|---|---|
| District | |
  Yuhu Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°51′00″N 112°53′36″E / 27.8500°N 112.8934°ECoordinates: 27°51′00″N 112°53′36″E / 27.8500°N 112.8934°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Xiangtan |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Yuhu District (simplified Chinese: 雨湖区; traditional Chinese: 雨湖區; pinyin: Yǔ-hú Qū; literally: "rain lake") is one of two urban districts in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. Located in the western region of the city proper and on the northwestern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered to the north by Yuelu District of Changsha City, to the east by Tianxin District of Changsha City and Yuetang District, to the south by Xiangtan County, to the west by Ningxiang County. Yuhu District covers 451.39 km2 (174.28 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 520,477 and resident a population of 667,000.[1] The district has 12 subdistricts, 3 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Yuhulu Subdistrict (雨湖路街道).[2]
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Yuhu District on November 19, 2015, Yuhu District has 12 subdistricts, 3 towns and 2 townships under its jurisdiction.[2] they are:
- 3 towns
- Heling, Xiangtan (鹤岭镇)
- Jiangshe (姜畲镇)
- Nanzhushan (楠竹山镇)
- 2 townships
- Changcheng, Xiangtan (长城乡)
- Xiangshui, Xiangtan (响水乡)
- 12 subdistricts
- Chengzhengjie (城正街街道)
- Guangchang Subdistrict, Xiangtan (广场街道)
- Heping Subdistrict, Xiangtan (和平街道)
- Pingzhenglu (平政路街道)
- Wanlou (万楼街道)
- Xianfeng Subdistrict, Xiangtan (先锋街道)
- Yanggutang (羊牯塘街道)
- Yaowan (窑湾街道)
- Yuhulu (雨湖路街道)
- Yuntang Subdistrict (云塘街道)
- Zhaotan (昭潭街道)
- Zhongshanlu (中山路街道)
References
- ↑ the population of Yuhu District in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Yuhu District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015年雨湖区国民经济和社会发展统计公报) xiangtan.gov or xttj.gov
- 1 2 the divisions of Yuhu District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yuhu District on November 19, 2015 / 《关于同意雨湖区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕44号) rednet (19-Nov-15), xtol.cn, changsha.cn, also see people.com or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)