Wulingyuan District () is one of two urban

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in Zhangjiajie City,

Hunan Province 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 t ...

, China, it is also the smallest district by population in Hunan. Located on the central area of Zhangjiajie, the district is surrounded by

Cili County Cili () is a county in Hunan Province, China under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located in the north of Hunan and the east of Zhangjiajie, Cili County is bordered to the southeast by Taoyuan County, to the south and ...

to the northeast and southeast, to the north by

Sangzhi County Sangzhi () is a county in Hunan, Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhangjiajie. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by Cili County, to the south by Yongdin ...

, to the south and southwest by

Yongding District Yongding () may refer to: *Yongding River, in Beijing * Yongding District, Longyan, a district in Longyan, Fujian *Yongding District, Zhangjiajie, a district in Zhangjiajie, Hunan *Yongding Subdistrict, a subdistrict in Yongding District, Zhangjiaj ...

. The district is named after

Wulingyuan Wulingyuan (, zh, c=武陵源) is a scenic and historical site in the Wulingyuan District of South Central China's Hunan Province. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. It is noted for more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pi ...

of the

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, one of famous scenic zones. Wuling District has an area of with 52,712 of registered population (as of 2010 Census),, also se
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Administrative divisions

After an adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wulingyuan District on 27 November 2015, Wulingyuan District has 2 subdistricts and 2 townships under its jurisdiction. Its government seat is

Jundiping Jundiping Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the seat of Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of ...

()., also see or they are: ;2

Subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district. Equivalents * Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language * Kelurahan, in Indonesia * Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...

* Luoguta () *

() ;2

Towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

* Xiehe () *

Zhonghu, Zhangjiajie Zhonghu Township () is a township under the administration of Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries ...

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