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Nanyue District () is one of five
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 Hengyang 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 2nd smallest district by population (after
Wulingyuan District Wulingyuan District () is one of two urban districts in Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province, 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 to th ...
) in Hunan. Nanyue District is a rural district about 45 kilometres away from the city proper of Hengyang, As the location of the Mount Heng, Nanyue is currently one of the main tourist destinations in Hunan or the
South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...
. 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 Hengshan County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north ...
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. 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 Hengshan County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north ...
, to the west by
Hengdong County Hengdong County () is a county located in the east of Hengyang prefecture-level city, Hunan province, China. It was established from the eastern part of Hengshan County in 1966 and named after the ''east of Mount Heng''. The county has an area o ...
. Nanyue District covers ,the area of Nanyue District, according to
nanyue.gov: About Nanyue (14-Nov-16)
/ref> as of 2015, it had a resident population of 62,700.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

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/ref> The district has a subdistrict, a town and a township under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Zhurong Subdistrict ().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)

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History

In December 1951, Mount Heng and its nearby mountainous areas were designated from
Hengshan County Hengshan County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China and it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang and the east-central part of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north ...
to ''Nanyue Special Region'' () newly created. In July 1952, ''Nanyue Special Region'' was dissolved and was incorporated into Hengshan County. In April 1960, the ''Nanyue Administration'' () was upgraded to a county-level administrative unit. The former ''Nanyue Commune'' () was divided into the ''Nanyue Commune'' and ''Nanyue Town'' (), which were hosted by the Nanyue Administration. In March 1961, the authority of Nanyue Administration divided the Nanyue Commune into four people's communes of ''Nanyue'', ''Dianmen'' (), ''Zhurong'' () and ''Shigu'' (), the town of Nanyue remained unchanged. In November of the same year, 10 communes of ''Xinqiao''(), ''Maji'' (), ''Donghu'' , () ''Jiangdong'' (), ''Guantang'' (), ''Baiguo'' (), ''Songbai'' (), ''Wangfeng'' (), ''Guandi'' () and ''Tangxing'' () were assigned to the Nanyue Administration mandating. In June 1963, the ''Nanyue Administration'' was reorganized as ''Nanyue County'' (), which governed 15 communities (towns) of the former ''Nanyue Administration''. In February 1966, ''Nanyue County'' was repealed and its administrative divisions were placed in Hengshan County. In May 1984, Nanyue District was established from ''Nanyue Town'', ''Nanyue Township'', 10 villages in the three townships of ''Donghu'', ''Maji'' and ''Wangfeng'' located in the foothills of Mount Heng in Hengshan County, the district is directly under the jurisdiction of Hengyang.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'' se
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Geography

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 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 ...
. Located between the longitude of 112°45′- 112°50′E and the latitude of 27°12′- 27°40′N, the district is north of
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 ...
and south of Hengyang. Its total area is , of which the central scenic spot area is square kilometers ( for the first-grade protection area and for the second grade protection area), accounting for 1.188% of the total area of Hengyang.''Nanyue Profile / 南岳概况'' se
nanyue.gov


Administrative divisions

;1 Subdistrict *
Zhurong Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the '' Huainanzi'' and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south. Th ...
( ;1 town *
Nanyue Nanyue (), was an ancient kingdom ruled by Chinese monarchs of the Zhao family that covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Nanyue was establish ...
() ;1 township * Shouyue ()


Population

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


Official Website


References

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