Wangcheng County
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Wangcheng District is a district
of Changsha, the capital of Hunan
province in China
. Wangcheng has a population of 706500 (2002 census
).
, dividing the Changsha County into 2 counties of Changsha and Wangcheng in 1951, then the two counties were remerged into the Changsha County in 1957, in Dec. 1977. Wangcheng was recreated following reorganization of the administration system which divided the Changsha County.
The name "Wangcheng" originated from the county seat where it was located, Wangcheng Slope , on the west bank of the Xiang River
in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, it was transferred to Gaotangling in 1952.
, the Heshan District of Yiyang, west to Ningxiang, southwest to the Yuelu District, Xiangtan
city, southeast to the Kaifu District. It covers an area
of 1361 sq. kilometers, accounting for 11.5% of Changsha.
District (PRC)
The term district, in the context of the People's Republic of China refers to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China....
of Changsha, the capital of Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
province in China
China
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. Wangcheng has a population of 706500 (2002 census
Census
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).
History
Wangcheng was formed from a portion of Changsha CountyChangsha County
Changsha County is a part of Changsha city, the capital of Hunan province in China. As of 2006 it had a population of 750,500.-Administrative divisions:...
, dividing the Changsha County into 2 counties of Changsha and Wangcheng in 1951, then the two counties were remerged into the Changsha County in 1957, in Dec. 1977. Wangcheng was recreated following reorganization of the administration system which divided the Changsha County.
The name "Wangcheng" originated from the county seat where it was located, Wangcheng Slope , on the west bank of the Xiang River
Xiang River
The Xiang River , in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River, is a river in southern China...
in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, it was transferred to Gaotangling in 1952.
Geography
Located in the central west of Changsha, in the low reaches of the Xiang River, Wangcheng adjoins east to Changsha county, Miluo, north to XiangyinXiangyin County
Xiangyin County is a county of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Yueyang city.-References:*...
, the Heshan District of Yiyang, west to Ningxiang, southwest to the Yuelu District, Xiangtan
Xiangtan
Xiangtan is a city in China's Hunan Province that is located on the lower reaches of Xiang river. The hometowns of several founding leaders of the Chinese Communist Party, including Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Peng Dehuai are in the Xiangtan Municipal District, as well as the hometowns of Qing...
city, southeast to the Kaifu District. It covers an area
Area
Area is a quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional surface or shape in the plane. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat...
of 1361 sq. kilometers, accounting for 11.5% of Changsha.
Administrative divisions
- Gaotangling townGaotanglingGaotangling Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China. It contains 5 communities and 10 villages....
- Qiaokou townQiaokou, Wangcheng CountyQiaokou Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China....
- Xingcheng townXingcheng, Wangcheng CountyXingcheng Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China. It contains 9 villages and 2 communities....
- Wushan townWushan, Wangcheng CountyWushan Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China. It contains 1 community and 11 villages....
- Tongguan townTongguan, Wangcheng CountyTongguan Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China.It contains 4 villages and 5 communities:...
- Dongcheng townDongcheng, Wangcheng CountyDongcheng Town is a town in Wangcheng County, Changsha, Hunan province, China. It contains 1 community and 7 villages....
- Chating town
- Qiaoyi town
- Dingzi town
- Bairuopu town
- Leifeng townLeifengLéifēng is a town in Wàngchéng District, Chángshā, Húnán, China. The town has an area of and a population of 28,014 , over 90% of whom are engaged in agriculture...
- Huangjin township
- Xinkang township
- Getang township