Kunyang Subdistrict

Kunyang Subdistrict (Chinese: 昆阳街道; pinyin: Kūnyáng Jiēdào) is a subdistrict and the administrative center of Jinning District, Yunnan, China. It is situated southwest of Dianchi (Dian Lake), with a resident population of 83,500 within its total area of 119.79 square kilometres.

Kunyang Subdistrict

昆阳街道
Kunyang
Location in Yunnan province
Coordinates: 24°40′06″N 102°35′27″E
CountryChina
ProvinceYunnan
Prefecture-level cityKunming
CountyJinning County
Area
  Total119.79 km2 (46.25 sq mi)
Population
  Total83,500
  Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
650600
Area code(s)0871

Until 2016, Kunyang was a town, and the county seat of Jinning County. Due to the increasing urbanization of the area, the county was renamed into a district, and its towns, including Kunyang, became subdistricts.

Kunyang is the birthplace of Chinese explorer Zheng He, who is now commemorated by a series of memorials in Zheng He Park, on top of Kunyang's Moon Mountain (Yue Shan).

Kunyang contains some of the largest phosphorus resources in Yunnan which in turn has the largest in China.[1]

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