Wangcheng District () is one of six urban

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of the

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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, and ...

, the capital of

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. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north by

Miluo City Miluo () is a county-level city in Hunan province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yueyang. The city is located on the northeast of the province and on the eastern bank of the Xiang River, it is to the north ...

and

Xiangyin County Xiangyin County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi Rive ...

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, to the west by Heshan District of

Yiyang Yiyang () is a prefecture-level city on the Zi River in Hunan province, China, straddling Lake Dongting and bordering Hubei to the north. According to the 2010 Census, Yiyang has a population of 4,313,084 inhabitants residing in an area of . Th ...

and Ningxiang County, to the south by Yuelu and Kaifu Districts, to the east by

Changsha County Changsha County () is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo City and Pingjiang County, to t ...

. Located in the northsouth of the City proper in Changsha, Wangcheng covers with registered population of 560,567 and resident population of 562,100 (as of 2014).Changsha Yearly Book 2015 (长沙统计年鉴2015)
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under its jurisdiction, its

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is at Gaotangling Subdistrict.

History

Wangcheng was formed from a portion of

, dividing the Changsha County into two counties of Changsha and Wangcheng in 1951, remerging into the Changsha County in 1957, recreating in December 1977 based on the original area at its abolishment in 1957. The former Wangcheng County was reorganized to Wangcheng District of Changsha on 20 May 2011.Wangcheng County was reorganized to Wangcheng District of Changsha on 20 May 2011, according to 《国务院关于同意湖南省调整长沙市部分行政区划的批复》（国函〔2011〕57号）
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湖南省人民政府《关于撤销望城县设立长沙市望城区的通知》（湘政函〔2011〕167号·2011年6月20日）

望城县"撤县改区" 成长沙市辖区

望城成为长沙第六区:

望城撤县设区徐守盛授牌长沙城大一倍

望城县“撤县改区”成为长沙市辖区
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Wangchengpo Wangchengpo Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It was formed in 1998. The subdistrict has an area of with a permanent population of about 80,000 (as of 2015). The subdistrict has 10 communities under its ...

'' (), on the west bank of the

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in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, the county seat was transferred to Gaotangling (), the south side of the Wei River

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in 1952.the map of Wangcheng, according to 《关于在公开地图上调整湖南省长沙市部分行政区划的函》（地图函〔2011〕5号）:
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Geography

Located in the central north of Changsha, in the low reaches of the Xiang River, Wangcheng adjoins east to Changsha county, Miluo, north to

Xiangyin Xiangyin County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through the middle lands of the county, the Zi Rive ...

, the Heshan District of Yiyang, west to

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan Distric ...

, southwest to the Yuelu, southeast to the Kaifu. It covers an

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of 951.06 sq. kilometers, accounting for 8.05% of Changsha; as one of six urban districts, it shares 49.8% of Changsha urban area.

Subdivision

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wangcheng District on November 19, 2015, Wangcheng has 10 subdistricts and 5 towns under its jurisdiction.According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Liuyang city on November 19, 2015
changshamca.gov (2015-11-27): 《长沙市人民政府关于调整望城区部分乡镇区划的通知》
also see: ttp://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/03/3854984.htm rednet (2015-12-03): 《长沙正式对有关区县市下发通知调整乡镇行政区划》/ref> they are: ;10 subdistricts * Baishazhou Subdistrict (白沙州街道) * Dazehu Subdistrict (大泽湖街道) * DingziwanSubdistrict (丁字湾街道) * Gaotangling Subdistrict (高塘岭街道) * Huangjinyuan Subdistrict (黄金园街道) * Jinshanqiao Subdistrict (金山桥街道) * Leifeng Subdistrict (雷锋街道) * Tongguan Subdistrict (铜官街道) * Wushan Subdistrict (乌山街道) * Yueliangdao Subdistrict (月亮岛街道) ;5 towns * Bairuopu (白箬铺镇) * Chating (茶亭镇) * Jinggang (靖港镇) * Qiaokou (乔口镇) * Qiaoyi (桥驿镇)

Economy

According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the

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of Wangcheng District in 2017 was 65,876 million yuan (9,757 million

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), up by 11.2 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the

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of the primary industry was 4,553 million yuan (674 million US dollars), up by 5.5 percent, that of the secondary industry was 46,742 million yuan (6,923 million US dollars), up by 11.4 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 14,581 million yuan (2,160 million US dollars), up by 12.4 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 6.91 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 70.95 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 22.13 percent. The per capita GDP by year-end household population in 2017 was about 109,000 yuan (16,144 US dollars).

Wangcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone Wangcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone (; abbr: WETZ) is an economic and technical development zone (ETZ) in Wangcheng District of Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, one of four ETZs at state level in Changsha. It was establishe ...

(WETZ) was established on 13 July 2000, upgraded to an ETZ at state level on 15 February 2014. It covers Baishazhou, Huangjinyuan, Jinshanqiao and Wushan 4 subdistricts. It has an approved area of and a planning area of .湖南望城经开区扩园环境影响评价公示
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/ref> The dominant industries in the zone are

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new materials,

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, electronic information and

business logistics Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...

. As of 2015, there are 635 registered enterprises, 32 of the total are

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or the global Top500 companies. The total industrial gross output in the zone hits 77 billion yuan (US$12.36 billion) and the industrial added value is 20 billion yuan (US$3.21 billion).About Wangcheng ETZ - 望城经济技术开发区
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References

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