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Yiling District () is a district of the 
The land area of Yiling District is 3424 square km, population 510,000 (as of 2004). (Official site)
The district's seat of government is on the northern outskirts of
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...
, Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...
province, People's Republic of China
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. Created on July 30, 2001, the district includes most of the former Yichang County, with the exception of Yichang center city (which forms Xiling District
Xiling () is a district of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It includes the central part of Yichang's urban area, on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze River.
History
In September 1949, the main part of the territory of modern ...
) and certain southern and western suburbs.
The land area of Yiling District is 3424 square km, population 510,000 (as of 2004). (Official site)
The district's seat of government is on the northern outskirts of Yichang
Yichang (), alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. It is the third largest city in the province after the capital, Wuhan and the prefecture-level city Xiangyang, by urban populati ...
urban area.
Both Gezhouba Dam
The Gezhouba Dam or Gezhouba Water Control Project () on the Yangtze River is located in the western suburbs of Yichang, in central China's Hubei province. One of the largest run-of-the-river dams, it sits several kilometers upstream from downt ...
and the Three Gorges Dam are located within the district.
The Xiling Bridge spans the Changjiang (Yangtze River) in the western part of Yiling District, connecting the towns of Letianxi and Sandouping on the northern and southern sides of the river. To add to the confusion, Yiling Bridge is ''not'' within Yiling District - rather, it connects the center-city Xiling District
Xiling () is a district of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It includes the central part of Yichang's urban area, on the left (northwestern) bank of the Yangtze River.
History
In September 1949, the main part of the territory of modern ...
with Dianjun District south of the river.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 9towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
, 2 townships, and 2 subdistricts:
Subdistricts:
* Xiaoxita Subdistrict (), Yiling Economic Development Zone Subdistrict ()
Towns:
* Zhangcunping (), Wuduhe (), Fenxiang (), Taipingxi (), Sandouping (), (), Longquan (), Yaqueling (), Huanghua
Huanghua () is a county-level city located in the Bohai Gulf coastal region of Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Cangzhou.
Huanghua is named after Chinese Communist revolutionary Huang Hua. ...
() (formerly Huanghua Township ())
Townships:
* (), Dengcun Township ()
References
* - Official site of the district government {{authority control County-level divisions of Hubei Geography of Yichang