Furong, Changsha
Furong
芙蓉区 | |
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 Location of Furong District within Changsha | |
  Furong Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°11′53″N 113°02′34″E / 28.1980°N 113.0427°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changsha |
| District seat | Dongtundu Subdistrict |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.68 km2 (16.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Total | 642,010 |
| • Density | 15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Furong District (simplified Chinese: 芙蓉区; traditional Chinese: 芙蓉區; pinyin: Fúróng Qū) is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, Hunan Province, China. It is the smallest district of Changsha by area. Furong District is a part of the core of the Changsha urban area, located in the midst of the city. The district is bordered by Yuhua District to the south, Changsha County to the east, Kaifu District to the northwest, and Tianxin District to the southwest. Furong covers 42.68 km2 (16.48 sq mi) with population of 539,200 (as of 2014), registered population of 403,948.[2] The district has 13 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Dongtundu subdistrict.
History
[edit]Furong District was formed on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the land of the historic East District, including Jiucaiyuan (韭菜园), Fuhoujie (府后街), Wulipai (五里牌), Liuzhengjie (浏正街), Wenyilu (文艺路), Jiefanglu (解放路), Duzhengjie (都正街), Chaoyanglu (朝阳街) and Renminlu (人民路) 9 subdistricts; parts of the former Suburb District, of which are Xianghu Fish Farm (湘湖渔场), state-run Dongtundu Farm (国营东屯渡农场), Huoxing Town (火星镇), Dong'an Township (东岸乡) and Mawangdui Township (马王堆乡) in which excluding Wuyi, Huoxian, Youyi and Gaoqiao 4 villages.[3][4]
The Shaoguang Community (韶光社区) was merged into Dong'an Township from Langli Town of Changsha County on 8 August 2008.[5]
Subdivision
[edit]Furong has 13 subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[6]
- 13 subdistricts
- Chaoyangjie (朝阳街街道)
- Dingwangtai (定王台街道)
- Dong'an (东岸街道)
- Donghu (东湖街道)
- Dongtundu (东屯渡街道)
- Hehuayuan (荷花园街道)
- Huoxing (火星街道)
- Jiucaiyuan (韭菜园街道)
- Mapoling (马坡岭街道)
- Mawangdui (马王堆街道)
- Wenyilu (文艺路街道)
- Wulipai (五里牌街道)
- Xianghu (湘湖街道)
Economy
[edit]According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the gross domestic product of Furong District in 2017 was 130,159 million yuan (19,278 million US dollars), up by 9 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 81 million yuan (12 million US dollars), up by -45.2 percent, that of the secondary industry was 17,907 million yuan (2,652 million US dollars), up by 2.2 percent, and that of the tertiary industry was 112,244 million yuan (16,624 million US dollars), up by 10.2 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 0.06 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 13.76 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 86.24 percent.[7]
External links
[edit]- Furong District government official website (Chinese / 中文) Archived 2018-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
References
[edit]- ^ "长沙市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）" (in Chinese). Government of Changsha. 2021-06-03.
- ^ figures on area, population of Furong District: according to 2015 Statistical Yearbook of Changsha (2015年长沙统计年鉴) Archived 2016-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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）: xzqh.org or lawtime.cn
- ^ details of Adjusting Districts of Changsha in 1996: Notification on Adjusting the Administrative Districts of the People's Government of Changsha City (19-Jun-96) / 长沙市人民政府关于调整市辖区行政区划的通知 (长政发〔1996〕24号 - 1996年6月19日), see pkulaw.cn or chinalawedu.com
- ^ The 5th Notice on adjusting the township-level divisions of Hunan Province in 2008 / 2008年湖南省乡镇行政区划调整公告（5号）（Department of Civil Affairs of Hunan Province / 湖南省民政厅: 湘民行发〔2008〕8号 - 2008年8月8日）: 将长沙县㮾梨镇韶光社区居委会划归芙蓉区东岸乡管辖。行政区划调整后，芙蓉区东岸乡和长沙县㮾梨镇的行政区域面积、人口、所辖社区居委会个数，相应增加和核减0.178平方公里（267.63亩）、0.19万人、1个社区居委会，人民政府驻地均不变。
- ^ 2022年统计用区划代码（芙蓉区） [2022 Statistical Division Codes (Furong District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ according to the Statistical Communiqué of Furong District, Changsha on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development / 芙蓉区2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 see hntj.gov (2018-04-02) Archived 2018-04-10 at the Wayback Machine or changsha.gov (2018-04-03) Archived 2018-04-10 at the Wayback Machine