| Yanfeng | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
| Pushpin Label: | Yanfeng |
| 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: | Hengyang |
| Subdivision Type3: | Subdivisions |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 26.8403°N 112.614°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Yanfeng District is an urban district of Hengyang City, Hunan province, China. The district is located in the middle south of the city proper and on the western bank of the Xiang River, it is bordered by Zhuhui District to the east, Hengnan County to the south, Zhengxiang District to the west, Shigu District to the north. Yanfeng District covers 94km2, as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 220,900 and a registered population of 193,700.[1] The district has six subdistricts and a township under its jurisdiction.[2]
According to legend, "wild geese fly from north to south, stop in the Mount Huiyanfeng to rest", the district was named after the mountain. The district of Yanfeng is historically a part of Hengyang County. On Jan 1 1942, the provincial city of Hengyang was separated from the urban area and region around the county seat of Hengyang County.
The district of Yanfeng was established on April 4, 2001. In the adjustment of urban subdivisions in Hengyang, Yanfeng District administers five subdistricts of Yanfeng (Chinese: 雁峰), Baishazhou (Chinese: 白沙洲), Huangchaling (Chinese: 黄茶岭), Tianmashan (Chinese: 天马山) and Xianfenglu (Chinese: 先锋路) in the former Chengnan District (Chinese: 城南区), Xiangjiang Township (湘江乡; of which, Yangliu Village was transferred to Zhengxiang District) and Yuepin Township (岳屏乡; of which, three villages of Lianhe, Yuepin and Beitang were transferred to Zhengxiang District) in the former Jiaoqu (Suburb District) (Chinese: 郊区), and Wenchang Township (Chinese: 文昌乡) of Hengyang County.[3]