Peiyuan

Peiyuan Subdistrict (Chinese: 培元街道; pinyin: Péiyuán Jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Changning City in Hunan, China. It was one of 4 subdistricts approved to establish in 2008. It has an area of 16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi) with a population of 24,959 (as of 2010 census[1]). The subdistrict of Peiyuan has 6 villages and 4 communities under its jurisdiction.[2]

Peiyuan Subdistrict

培元街道
Peiyuan Subdistrict
Location of Peiyuan Subdistrict in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°23′53″N 112°23′02″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureHengyang
County-level cityChangning
Divisions4 communities and 7 villages
Area
  Total16.59 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)[1]
  Total24,959
  Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)0734
LanguagesStandard and Gan Chinese

History

The subdistrict of Peiyuan was approved to form from 7 villages of Dali (大立村), Tangshan (塘山村), Huxi (虎溪村), Lianhua (莲花村), Liangjiang (两江村), Huangzhi (黄枝村) and Jinqiao (金桥村), 3 communities of Chengxi (城西社区), Xishang (西上社区) and Taojiang (桃江社区) of the former Yiyang Town (宜阳镇) in 2008, named after the Tower of Peiyuan (培元塔).[3]

Subdivisions

Through the merger of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions was reduced to 6 from 10. The subdistrict of Peiyuan has 3 communities and 3 villages under its jurisdiction.[4]

3 villages
  • Huxi Village (虎溪村)
  • Lianhua Village (莲花村)
  • Peiyuan Village (培元村)
3 communities
  • Liangjiang Community (两江社区)
  • Taojiang Community (桃江社区)
  • Xishang Community (西上社区)

References

  1. 常宁市历史沿革. XZQH.org.
  2. hyemap.com
  3. Peiyuan Subdistrict Profile / 培元街道基本概况, see hnchangning.gov (2015-05-22) or hnchangning.gov (2016-11-24)
  4. 2016年湖南省行政区划代码 (in Chinese). Hunan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
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