Nanyue, Hengyang
Nanyue
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Coordinates: 27°13′57″N 112°44′20″E / 27.2325876284°N 112.7387546520°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Hengyang |
District seat | Nanyue |
Area | |
• Total | 181.5 km2 (70.1 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 70,370 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Website | www |
Nanyue District (simplified Chinese:
Nanyue means the South Great Mountain, the nickname of Mount Heng. The district is named after the Mount Heng, which is one of the Five Great Mountains in China.
Nanyue was formed from parts of Hengshan County in 1984, it was incorporated as a district in the base of the Mount Heng which is one of famous historical and cultural scenic spots in China.[2]
The district is located in the south eastern Hunan and the north of Hengyang. It is surrounded to the north, the east and the south by Hengshan County, to the west by Hengdong County. Nanyue District covers 181.5 km2 (70.1 sq mi),[3] as of 2015, it had a resident population of 62,700.[4] The district has a subdistrict, a town and a township under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Zhurong Subdistrict (
History
[edit]In December 1951, Mount Heng and its nearby mountainous areas were designated from Hengshan County to Nanyue Special Region (
In April 1960, the Nanyue Administration (
In June 1963, the Nanyue Administration was reorganized as Nanyue County (
Geography
[edit]Nanyue District stands on the north side of the city proper in Hengyang, it is situated in the hilly and mountainous area of the central Hunan in the northwest of the Xiang River. Located between the longitude of 112°45′- 112°50′E and the latitude of 27°12′- 27°40′N, the district is 136 km (85 mi) north of Changsha and 45 km (28 mi) south of Hengyang. Its total area is 181.5 km2 (70.1 sq mi), of which the central scenic spot area is 100.7 km2 (38.9 sq mi) square kilometers (48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) for the first-grade protection area and 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) for the second grade protection area), accounting for 1.188% of the total area of Hengyang.[6]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Nanyue has 1 subdistrict, 1 town and 1 township under its jurisdiction:
Zhurong Subdistrict (
Population
[edit]As of 2017 (year end), the permanent population of the district was 63,800. Of which, the urban population is 44200, the rural population is 19600, and the urbanization rate is 69.28%. The annual birth population is 978, the birth rate is 15.81‰; the death toll is 261, and the death rate is 4.22‰; the natural growth rate of population is 11.59‰.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "衡阳
市 第 七次全国人口普查公报[1](第 一 号 ) ——全市 及各县市区 人口 情 况" (in Chinese). Government of Hengyang. 2021-06-16. - ^ a b the history of Nanyue, according to the Demarcation system history of Nanyue District /
南岳 衡山区 划建制 历史沿革 see sohu.com (2018-04-15) or xzqh.org - ^ the area of Nanyue District, according to nanyue.gov: About Nanyue (14-Nov-16)
- ^ the population of Nanyue District in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Nanyue District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015
年 南岳 区 国民 经济和 社会 发展统计公 报) hnxtyt.gov or hntj.gov - ^ the divisions of Nanyue District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Nanyue District on November 18, 2015 / 《关于
同意 南岳 区 乡镇区 划调整 方案 的 批复》(湘民行 发〔2015〕35号 ) (18-Nov-15); also see people.com :湖南 省 乡镇区 划调整 改革 109个县市区 批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com - ^ Nanyue Profile /
南岳 概 况 see nanyue.gov Archived 2018-05-07 at the Wayback Machine