Wangyue

Wangyue Subdistrict (Chinese: 望岳街道; pinyin: Wàngyuè Jiēdào) is an urban subdistrict and the seat of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The subdistrict is located in the north eastern part of the district, it is bordered to the north by Yueliangdao Subdistrict of Wangcheng District, to the east by Guanshaling Subdistrict, to the south by Meixihu, Lugu and Yinpenling Subdistricts, to the west by Wangchengpo Subdistrict. Wangyue covers 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) with a population of 27,812 (as of 2010 census[1]), it is divided into four communities and four communities under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Qiliying Community (七里营社区).[2]

Wangyue

望岳街道
Subdistrict
Wangyue
Location of Wangyue in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°13′51″N 112°55′21″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
CityChangsha
DistrictYuelu District
Administrative centreQiliying
(Chinese)七里营社区
Divisions4 communities and 3 villages
Area
 • Total13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)[1]
 • Total27,812
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s)0731
LanguagesStandard Chinese and Changsha dialect
Websitehttp://www.yuelu.gov.cn/wyjd/index.html

History

The subdistrict of Wangyue is historically Wangyue Township (望岳乡). The township of Wangyue was a township of Changsha County in 1950, it was a township of Wangcheng County (望城县) formed in 1951. The county of Wancgeng was merged to Changsha County in 1957, it was a part of Changsha County. The township of Wangyue was reorganized as a commune 1958 and was transferred to the Suburb District (郊区) in 1962, it was once again changed to Bairuo district (白箬区) of Changsha County in 1962 and to the Suburb District in 1978, It was reorganized to a township in 1984. The Suburb District was dissolved in 1996 and it became a part of Yuelu District formed in the same year. The township of Wangyue was reorganized to a subdistrict in 2001.

Subdivision

The subdistrict of Wangyue has four communities and three villages under its jurisdiction.[3]

4 communities
  • Fuhoulu Community (府后路社区)
  • Henghua Community (恒华社区)
  • Bafang Community (八方小区社区)
  • Qiliying Community (七里营社区)
3 villages
  • Gufeng Village (谷峰村)
  • Gushan Village (谷山村)
  • Outang Village (藕塘村)

References
  1. xzqh.org (2016-01-12)
  2. 望岳街道. tcmap.com.cn.
  3. 2016年湖南省行政区划代码 (in Chinese). Hunan Bureau of Statistics.


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