Lianyuan Explained

Lianyuan
Settlement Type:County-level city
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4171XX
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Loudi
Subdivision Type3:Subdivisions
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1,830.01
Area Urban Km2:25.00
Area Urban Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:894,000
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:180799
Coordinates:27.692°N 111.664°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Lianyuan is a county-level city and the 7th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level City. Located on the geographical centre of Hunan, the city is bordered to the north by Anhua and Ningxiang Counties, to the east by Louxing District, to the south by Shuangfeng, Shaodong and Xinshao Counties, to the west by Lengshuijiang City and Xinhua County. Lianyuan City covers 1830.01km2. As of the 2010 census, it has a registered population of 1,162,928 and a resident population of 995,712.[3] The city has a subdistrict, 16 towns and two townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Lantian Subdistrict (Chinese: 蓝田街道).[4]

History

Dividing parts of four counties of Xiangxiang, Anhua, Xinhua and Shaoyang, Lianyuan County was created in February 1952 and named after the place where it is located in the origin of the Lian River. The county-level city of Loudi (modern Louxing District) was formed by seven communes from Lianyuan County (the modern Lianyuan City) in January 1961. The county of Lianyuan was reorganized as the city of Lianyuan in 1987.

Shuidongdi Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan covers an area of 1830.01km2 with a population of 894,000 (as of 2017). It has 16 towns, two townships and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.[5]

Subdivisions

Shuidongdi Town from Lianyuan was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The city of Lianyuan has two townships, 16 towns and a subdistrict under jurisdiction.[5]

English NameChinese NameAreaPopulationDensity
Lantian Subdistrict蓝田街道23.281,8803,529
Liumutang Town六亩塘镇69.857,951830
Shimashan Town石马山镇117.768,879585
Anping Town安平镇91.240,867448
Meijiang Town湄江镇118.645,212381
Fukou Town伏口镇199.753,244267
Qiaotouhe Town桥头河镇132.596,279727
Qixingjie Town七星街镇156.968,681438
Yangshi Town杨市镇119.570,205587
Fengping Town枫坪镇41.622,532542
Doulishan Town斗笠山镇73.947,803647
Baima Town白马镇90.135,784397
Maotang Town茅塘镇82.922,568272
Hetang Town荷塘镇102.042,406416
Jinshi Town金石镇110.850,791458
Longtang Town龙塘镇102.564,513629
Dutoutang Town渡头塘镇62.929,404467
Sanjia Township三甲乡82.238,658470
Gutang Township古塘乡52.017,112329

Sites of interest

There is a twenty years old noodle restaurant in Lanxi Bridge.

Transportation

China National Highway 207

External links

Notes and References

  1. Loudi City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/. Accessed 8 July 2014.
  2. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 68 . 11 January 2020.
  3. the population of Lianyuan City in 2010 census: according to the Communiqué on 2010 Census of Lianyuan City, see 涟源市第六次人口普查主要数据公报
  4. the divisions of Lianyuan City (in 2008): according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Lianyuan city in 2008, see xzqh.org (02-Feb-16): About history of Lianyuan or xzqh.org (02-Feb-16): About Lianyuan
  5. 湖南省民政厅 湘民行发〔2017〕2号 see mzt.hunan.gov (2018-02-13), hunan.voc.com (2017-02-16) or 163.com (2017-02-16)