Yuelu District

Yuelu 岳麓区
District
Yuelu Location in Hunan
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
Subdivisions	10 subdistricts, 5 towns and 1 township
Area
• Total	552.02 km2 (213.14 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	801,861
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Yuelu District (simplified Chinese: 岳麓区; traditional Chinese: 嶽麓區; pinyin: Yuèlù qū) is one of six urban districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China. It is located on the west bank of Xiang River, and named after the Yuelu Mountain, one of National Historical Interest and Scenic Beauties of China.

History

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 National High-tech Industrial Development Zone covers large area in the middle of the district.

Administration

Yuelu is subdivided 9 urban subdistricts (Chinese:街道，pinyin:jiēdào) and a township (乡，pinyin:xiāng).

• 9 urban Sub-districts
  • Juzizhou Sub-district (Júzǐzhōu jiēdào, 桔子洲街道)
  • Wangyuehu Sub-district (Wàngyuèhú jiēdào, 望月湖街道)
  • Yinpenling Sub-district (Yínpénlǐng jiēdào, 银盆岭街道)
  • Yuelu Sub-district (Yuèlù jiēdào, 岳麓街道)
  • Xianjiahu Sub-district (Xiánjiāhú jiēdào, 咸嘉湖街道)
  • Wangchengpo Sub-district (Wàngchéngpō jiēdào, 望城坡街道)
  • Guanshaling Sub-district (Guānshālǐng jiēdào, 观沙岭街道)
  • Xihu Sub-district (Xīhú jiēdào, 西湖街道)
  • Wangyue Sub-district (Wàngyuè jiēdào, 望岳街道)
• a township: Tianding Township (Tiāndǐng xiāng, 天顶乡)