Wangyue | |
Native Name: | 望岳街道 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
Settlement Type: | Subdistrict |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Coordinates: | 28.2307°N 112.9225°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Changsha |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Yuelu District |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Qiliying |
Seat1 Type: | (Chinese) |
Seat1: | 七里营社区 |
Parts Type: | Divisions |
Parts Style: | communities and villages |
Parts: | 4 communities and 3 villages |
Area Total Km2: | 13.6 |
Population As Of: | 2010 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 27,812 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Area Code: | 0731 |
Blank4 Name Sec2: | Languages |
Blank4 Info Sec2: | Standard Chinese and Changsha dialect |
Website: | http://www.yuelu.gov.cn/wyjd/index.html |
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 Wangcheng District, to the east by Guanshaling Subdistrict, to the south by Meixihu, Lugu and Yinpenling Subdistricts, to the west by Wangchengpo Subdistrict. Wangyue covers 13.6km2 with a population of 27,812 (as of 2010 census[1]), it is divided into four communities and four communities under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Qiliying Community .[2]
The subdistrict of Wangyue is historically Wangyue Township (Chinese: 望岳乡). The township of Wangyue was a township of Changsha County in 1950, it was a township of Wangcheng County (Chinese: 望城县) formed in 1951. The county of Wancgeng was merged to Changsha County in 1957, it was a part of Changsha County. The township of Wangyue was reorganized as a commune 1958 and was transferred to the Suburb District (Chinese: 郊区) in 1962, it was once again changed to Bairuo district (Chinese: 白箬区) of Changsha County in 1962 and to the Suburb District in 1978, It was reorganized to a township in 1984. The Suburb District was dissolved in 1996 and it became a part of Yuelu District formed in the same year. The township of Wangyue was reorganized to a subdistrict in 2001.
The subdistrict of Wangyue has four communities and three villages under its jurisdiction.[3]