Wangcheng 望城区 | |
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 Location of Wangcheng District within Changsha | |
  Wangcheng Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates:28°21′13″N112°49′53″E / 28.3535761335°N 112.8313262117°E /28.3535761335; 112.8313262117 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changsha |
| Seat | Gaotangling |
| Area | |
• Total | 951.06 km2 (367.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 527,600 |
| • Density | 554.7/km2 (1,437/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Wangcheng District (simplified Chinese:望城区;traditional Chinese:望城區;pinyin:Wàngchéng Qū) is one of six urbandistricts of theprefecture-level city ofChangsha, the capital ofHunan Province,China. It is the largest district of Changsha by area. The district is bordered to the north byMiluo City andXiangyin County ofYueyang, to the west byHeshan District ofYiyang andNingxiang County, to the south byYuelu andKaifu Districts, to the east byChangsha County. Located in the northsouth of the City proper in Changsha, Wangcheng covers 951.06 km2 (367.21 sq mi)[1] with registered population of 560,567 and resident population of 562,100 (as of 2014).[1] The district has 10subdistricts and 5towns under its jurisdiction, with itsadministrative centre atGaotangling Subdistrict.[2]
Wangcheng was formed from a portion ofChangsha County, dividing the Changsha County into two counties of Changsha and Wangcheng in 1951, remerging into the Changsha County in 1957, recreating in December 1977 based on the original area at its abolishment in 1957. The former Wangcheng County was reorganized to Wangcheng District of Changsha on 20 May 2011.[3]
The name "Wangcheng" originated from the county seat where it was located inWangchengpo (Chinese:望城坡;pinyin:Wàngchéng Pō), on the west bank of theXiang River in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, the county seat was transferred toGaotangling (simplified Chinese:高塘岭;traditional Chinese:髙塘嶺;pinyin:gāo táng lǐng), the south side of theWei Rivermouth in 1952.[4]
Located in the central north of Changsha, in the low reaches of the Xiang River, Wangcheng adjoins east to Changsha county,Miluo, north toXiangyin, theHeshan District of Yiyang, west toNingxiang, southwest to theYuelu, southeast to theKaifu. It covers anarea of 951.06 sq. kilometers,[5] accounting for 8.05% of Changsha; as one of six urban districts, it shares 49.8% of Changsha urban area.[1]
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wangcheng District on November 19, 2015, Wangcheng has 10 subdistricts and 5 towns under its jurisdiction.[2] They are:
According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, thegross domestic product of Wangcheng District in 2017 was 65,876 millionyuan (9,757 millionUS dollars), up by 11.2 percent over the previous year. Of this total, thevalue added of the primary industry was 4,553 million yuan (674 million US dollars), up by 5.5 percent, that of the secondary industry was 46,742 million yuan (6,923 million US dollars), up by 11.4 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 14,581 million yuan (2,160 million US dollars), up by 12.4 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 6.91 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 70.95 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 22.13 percent. The per capita GDP by year-end household population in 2017 was about 109,000 yuan (16,144 US dollars).[6]
Wangcheng Economic and Technological Development Zone (WETZ) was established on 13 July 2000, upgraded to an ETZ at state level on 15 February 2014. It coversBaishazhou,Huangjinyuan,Jinshanqiao andWushan 4 subdistricts. It has an approved area of 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi) and a planning area of 59.6 km2 (23.0 sq mi).[7] The dominantindustries in the zone arenon-ferrous metalnew materials,food,electronic information andbusiness logistics. As of 2015, there are 635 registered enterprises, 32 of the total arepublic or theglobal Top500 companies. The total industrial gross output in the zone hits 77 billion yuan (US$12.36 billion) and the industrial added value is 20 billion yuan (US$3.21 billion).[8]
Township-level divisions ofWangcheng District (November 19, 2015 - present) | ||
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Seat:Gaotangling (高塘岭街道) | ||
| 10subdistricts |
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| 5towns | ||