Guanshaling Subdistrict () is a
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
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of
Yuelu District
Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is bo ...
in
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...
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Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...
, China. The subdistrict has an area of about with a population of 51,324 (as of 2010 census
). The subdistrict of Guanshaling has three villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction, its administrative office is at ''Juzhou Xinyuan Community'' ().
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History
The local Chinese word "Guansha" () means "Looking at Changsha", "Ling" () means "hill" or "mount." In the old days, it was a hillock in the place close to the Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...
, Changsha City can be seen here, it was named after that. The subdistrict was established from a portion of the former ''Yuelushan Township'' in 1998.
Geography
Guanshaling is located in the northeastern corner of Yuelu District. It is bordered by Yueliangdao Subdistrict of Wangcheng District
Wangcheng District () is one of six urban District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan, Hunan Province, China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by M ...
to the north, Wangyue Subdistrict to the west, Yinpenling Subdistrict to the south, the Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...
to the east.
Subdivisions
The subdistrict of Guanshaling has nine communities and three villages under its jurisdiction.[the present divisions, according to the ''Code of Administrative Divisions of Hunan Province'' (2016) / 2016年湖南省行政区划代码 se]
hntj.gov (Chinese / 中文)
;9 communities
* Changwang community ()
* Jinling Community ()
* Juzhou Xinyuan Community ()
* Sanchaji Community ()
* Shijiagang Community ()
* Shilingtang Community ()
* Tucheng Community ()
* Yuebei Community ()
* Yulong Community ()
;3 villages
* Chazishan Village ()
* Guanshaling Village ()
* Yuehua Village ()
External links
yuelu.gov （Chinese / 中文）
References
{{Divisions of Yuelu District, Changsha
Yuelu District
Subdistricts of Changsha