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Yuelu District () is one of six urban
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of the
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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 ...
, the capital of
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 ...
,
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. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and
Yueyanglou District Yueyanglou District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China; it is also the 3rd most populous district (after Heshan and Dingcheng Districts) in the province. The district is located in the middle part of the c ...
s) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by
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 west by Ningxiang County, to the south by
Yuhu District Yuhu District () is one of two urban districts in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, China. Located in the western region of the city proper and on the northwestern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered to the north by Yuelu Distr ...
of Xiangtan City, across 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 west by Tianxin, Furong and Kaifu Districts. Located on the west bank of the Xiang River, as the western part of the City proper, the district is named after Mount Yuelu, one of the
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, Yuelu District covers with registered population of 644,834 and resident population of 818,900 (as of 2014).Changsha Yearly Book 2015 (长沙统计年鉴2015)
/ref> The district has 16
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and 2
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under its jurisdiction, its
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is at
Wangyue Wangyue Subdistrict () is an urban subdistrict and the seat of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The subdistrict is located in the north eastern part of the district, it is bordered to the north by Yueliangdao Subdistrict of Wang ...
().


History

Yuelu District is one of five districts established on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic West District, including South Lushan Road (), Yinpenling (), Juzizhou () and Wangyuehu () four subdistricts, Yuelushan Township () and Wangyue Township () of the historic Jiaoqu, Tianding Township () of the historic Wangcheng County.Adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha: Furong, Yuelu, Tianxin, Kaifu and Yuhua Districts of Changsha were corporated On 22 April 1996 By abolishing the East, West, South, North and Suburb Districts. according to the ''Reply of the State Council on adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha, Hunan Province'' (22-Apr-96) - 《国务院关于同意湖南省调整长沙市市辖区行政区划的批复》(国函〔1996〕29号)
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/ref> Yuelu is an important district that is a cultural area and has a long history and profound cultural deposit in Changsha, the
Yuelu Academy The Yuelu Academy (also as known as the ''Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning'', ) is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, Hunan province, on the west bank of the Xiang River. As one of the four most prestigious academies over the last ...
(later become
Hunan University Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Project 211 ...
) founded in 976 (the 9th year of the reign of the
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) is on the east side of
Yuelu Mountain Yuelu Mountain () is located on the west bank of the Xiang River, one tributary of Wu River in Changsha, Hunan. Its main peak and the highest point, Yunlu Peak, is about above the sea level. Introduction of Yuelu Mountain There are more than ...
, in the south is the University Town Zone where there are many
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including
Central South University Central South University (CSU; ) is a national public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Double Fir ...
,
Hunan University Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Project 211 ...
,
Hunan Normal University Hunan Normal University (), founded in 1938, is a public university in Changsha, Hunan Province. The university is the 211 Project university, one of the country's 100 national key universities in the 21st century that enjoy priority in obtain ...
,
Hunan First Normal University Hunan First Normal University (), founded in 1903, is a university located in Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Hunan First Normal University covers a total area of 1346 mu, with more than 420,000 square meters of floor space. T ...
, Hunan University of Technology and Commerce, and
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine Hunan University of Chinese Medicine () is a public university located in Changsha, Hunan province, China. The university offers courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine. As of 2022, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine is ranked the best in Hun ...
. The Changsha High-Tech Industrial Development Zone covers large area in the middle of the district.


Subdivisions

According to the Programme of adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yuelu District on November 19, 2015, Yuelu has 16
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s and 2 towns under its jurisdictions. ;16 subdistricts: *
Guanshaling Guanshaling Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, 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 un ...
() * Hanpu Subdistrict () *
Juzizhou Juzizhou Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is historically the ''Shuiluzhou Subdistrict'' () formed in 1950s. The subdistrict has an area of with a permanent resident population of about 168,000 (as o ...
() *
Lugu Subdistrict Lugu Subdistrict (or Luvalley; ) is an urban subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha 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 midd ...
() *
Meixihu Meixihu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It was formed from a part of Tianding Township () in April 2007. The subdistrict has an area of with more than households of 29,359 and a permanent residential po ...
() * Pingtang Subdistrict () *
Tianding Tianding Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It was reorganized to a subdistrict from the former ''Tianding Township'' () in August 2012. The subdistrict has an area of with a population of 56,800 (as of 2 ...
() *
Wangchengpo Wangchengpo Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, 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 ...
() *
Wangyuehu Wangyuehu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. The subdistrict has an area of with a permanent population of about 52,000 (as of 2015). The subdistrict has six communities under its jurisdiction. History T ...
() *
Wangyue Wangyue Subdistrict () is an urban subdistrict and the seat of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The subdistrict is located in the north eastern part of the district, it is bordered to the north by Yueliangdao Subdistrict of Wang ...
() * Xihu () * Xianjiahu () *
Xueshi Xueshi Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is historically the territory of ''Xueshi Township'' (), ''Wangcheng County'' in 1994. The subdistrict has an area of with a permanent resident population of a ...
() *
Yanghu Yanghu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It is historically the territory of ''Yanghu Township'' (), ''Wangcheng County'' in 1951. The subdistrict covers an area of with a registered population of 24,896 ...
() * Yinpenling () *
Yuelu subdistrict Yuelu may refer to: *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 Yueyanglo ...
() ;2 towns: * Lianhua, Changsha () * Yuchangping ()


Economy

According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the
gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...
of Yuelu District in 2017 was 101,671 million yuan (15,058 million
US dollars The United States dollar (Currency symbol, symbol: Dollar sign, $; ISO 4217, code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from Dollar, other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American ...
), up by 9.2 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the
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of the primary industry was 1,862 million yuan (276 million US dollars), up by 6.6 percent, that of the secondary industry was 42,831 million yuan (6,344 million US dollars), up by 9.2 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 56,978 million yuan (8,439 million US dollars), up by 9.8 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 1.83 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 42.13 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 56.04 percent. The per capita GDP by the population of mid-year permanent residents in 2017 was 120,499 yuan (17,847 US dollars).according to the ''Statistical Communiqué of Yuelu District on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development'' / 岳麓区2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 se
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References

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