Yuelu, Changsha


Yuelu District is one of six urban districts and the municipal seat of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Wangcheng District, to the west by Ningxiang County, to the south by Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, across the Xiang river to the west by Tianxin, Furong and Kaifu Districts. Located on the west bank of the Xiang River, as the western part of the City proper, the district is named after Mount Yuelu, one of the national parks, Yuelu District covers with registered population of 644,834 and resident population of 818,900. The district has 16 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdiction, with its administrative centre at Wangyue.

History

Yuelu District is one of five districts established on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the historic West District, including South Lushan Road, Yinpenling, Juzizhou and Wangyuehu four subdistricts, Yuelushan Township and Wangyue Township of the historic Jiaoqu, Tianding Township of the historic Wangcheng County.

High education

Yuelu is an important cultural district with a long history and profound cultural deposit in Changsha. The Yuelu Academy founded in 976 is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain; in the south is the University Town Zone where there are many universities including:
Yuelu has 17 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdictions.
;17 subdistricts:
;2 towns:
  • Lianhua
  • Yuchangping

    Economy

According to preliminary accounting of the statistical authority, the gross domestic product of Yuelu District in 2017 was 101,671 million yuan, up by 9.2 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 1,862 million yuan, up by 6.6 percent, that of the secondary industry was 42,831 million yuan, up by 9.2 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 56,978 million yuan, up by 9.8 percent. The value added of the primary industry accounted for 1.83 percent of the GDP; that of the secondary industry accounted for 42.13 percent; and that of the tertiary industry accounted for 56.04 percent. The per capita GDP by the population of mid-year permanent residents in 2017 was 120,499 yuan.