Echeng, Ezhou Explained

Echeng
Native Name:	鄂城区
Native Name Lang:	zh-Hans
Other Name:	Ocheng
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Pushpin Map:	China Hubei
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Hubei
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Hubei
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:	Ezhou
Seat Type:	District seat
Seat:	Fenghuang Subdistrict
Area Total Km2:	520
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	695697
Population As Of:	2020 census
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Coor Pinpoint:	Echeng District government
Coordinates:	30.4005°N 114.8916°W
Timezone:	China Standard
Utc Offset:	+8

Echeng District is one of the three administrative districts into which the prefecture-level city of Ezhou, China's Hubei province, is divided. The district is quite small, and includes Ezhou's main urban area (i.e., in informal terms, Ezhou "city proper") and its eastern and southern suburbs.

Administrative divisions

Echeng District administers several township-level divisions:^{[3] [4] [5]}

• Fenghuang Subdistrict (Chinese: {{linktext|凤凰|街道)
• Gulou Subdistrict (Chinese: {{linktext|古楼|街道)
• Xishan Subdistrict (Chinese: {{linktext|西山|街道)
• Fankou Subdistrict (Chinese: {{linktext|樊口|街道) (recognized by Echeng government^[4])
• Changgang Town (Chinese: {{linktext|长港|镇)
• Dushan Town (Chinese: {{linktext|杜山|镇)
• Zelin Town (Chinese: {{linktext|泽林|镇)
• Bishidu Town (Chinese: {{linktext|碧石渡|镇)
• Tingzu Town (Chinese: {{linktext|汀祖|镇)
• Huahu Town (Chinese: {{linktext|花湖|镇)
• Huahu Economic Development Zone (Chinese: {{linktext|花湖|经济开发区) (recognized by Echeng Government^[4])
• Ezhou Economic Development Zone (Chinese: {{linktext|鄂州|经济开发区) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
• Airport Economic Development Zone (Chinese: {{linktext|临空|经济开发区) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Yangye Town (Chinese: {{linktext|杨叶|镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Yanji Town (Chinese: {{linktext|燕矶|镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Xinmiao Town (Chinese: {{linktext|新庙|镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Shawo Township (Chinese: {{linktext|沙窝|乡) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])

Transport

Airport

• Ezhou Huahu Airport (opened on 17 July 2022)

Railway

• Ezhou railway station
• Ezhou East railway station
• Huahu railway station

References

1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/15368.html . zh:鄂城区历史沿革 . Historical Development of Echeng District . zh-hans. XZQH.org . Chinese: 1996年，鄂城区面积520平方千米，{.... 6 August 2014. 28 August 2018.
2. Web site: 鄂州市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号） ——地区人口情况 . Ezhou Daily . zh . 2021-06-08 .
3. Web site: http://echeng.gov.cn/info/2017/C051017505.htm . zh:鄂城区志目录 . zh-hans . Echeng District People's Government . "Chinese: 第八篇 乡、镇、街道概览 第一章 长港镇 第二章 杜山镇 第三章 泽林镇 第四章 碧石渡镇 第五章 汀祖镇 第六章 花湖镇 第七章 杨叶镇 第八章 燕矶镇 第九章 沙窝乡 第十章 新庙镇 第十一章 凤凰街道 第十二章 古楼街道 第十三章 西山街道 第十四章 樊口街道。" . 10 May 2017 . 31 December 2017 . 31 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103240/http://echeng.gov.cn/info/2017/C051017505.htm . dead .
4. Web site: 鄂城行政区划 . Government of Echeng District . 2023-06-16 . Chinese: 截至目前，鄂城区下辖4个街道6个镇1个省级开发区：凤凰街道、古楼街道、西山街道、樊口街道、长港镇、杜山镇、泽林镇、碧石渡镇、汀祖镇、花湖镇，花湖经济开发区。 .
5. Web site: zh:2022年统计用区划代码（鄂城区）. 2022 Statistical Division Codes (Echeng District). National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh.