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Yiling District () is a district of the 
The land area of Yiling District is 3424 square km, population 534,408 (as of 2020). (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 China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's ...
of Yichang
Yichang ( zh, s= ), Postal Map Romanization, alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census, making it the third most pop ...
, Hubei
Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ...
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, 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-day Xiling was inclu ...
) and certain southern and western suburbs.
The land area of Yiling District is 3424 square km, population 534,408 (as of 2020). (Official site)
The district's seat of government is on the northern outskirts of Yichang
Yichang ( zh, s= ), Postal Map Romanization, alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census, making it the third most pop ...
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 downto ...
and the Three Gorges Dam
The Three Gorges Dam (), officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project () is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downs ...
are located within the district.
The Xiling Bridge
The Xiling Yangtze River Bridge (), is a suspension bridge over the Yangtze River, just a few kilometers downstream from the Three Gorges Dam. The bridge is located within Yiling District of the prefecture-level city of Yichang (Hubei Province of ...
spans the Changjiang
The Yangtze or Yangzi ( or ) is the longest river in Eurasia and the third-longest in the world. It rises at Jari Hill in the Tanggula Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and flows including Dam Qu River the longest source of the Yangtze, i ...
(Yangtze River) in the western part of Yiling District, connecting the towns of Letianxi and Sandouping
Sandouping (}) is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sa ...
on the northern and southern sides of the river. To add to the confusion, Yiling Bridge
The Yiling Yangtze River Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge over the Yangtze River in the city-center of Yichang, Hubei. It has 3 towers and two main spans, with a total of 4 spans including the side spans. It is a road bridge which carries four ...
is ''not'' within Yiling District—rather, it connects the center-city Xiling District
Xiling () is a district of Yichang, Hubei, 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-day Xiling was inclu ...
with Dianjun District
Dianjun District () is a district of the city of Yichang, Hubei, People's Republic of China. In 2020 it had 101,649 residents.
The district is located on the right (southwestern) bank of the Yangtze, opposite the Yichang City center (which, admini ...
south of the river.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided into 9towns
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, 2 townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
, and 2 subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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:
Subdistricts:
* Xiaoxita Subdistrict (), Yiling Economic Development Zone Subdistrict
Yiling District () is a district of the prefecture-level city of Yichang, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Created on July 30, 2001, the district includes most of the former Yichang County, with the exception of Yichang center city (whi ...
()
Towns:
* Zhangcunping (), Wuduhe (), Fenxiang
Fenxiang (分香), literally the incense division, is a term that defines both hierarchical networks of temples dedicated to a particular Deity or Deities in Chinese folk religion, and the ritual process by which these networks form.
Networks
Net ...
(), Taipingxi
Taipingxi Town (, "Taiping Stream Town") is a town in Yiling District of Yichang Prefecture-level city of China's Hubei Province. It is located on the left (northern) side of the Yangtze River, near the northern end of the Three Gorges Dam
...
(), Sandouping
Sandouping (}) is a town in Yiling District of Yichang prefecture-level city in the Chinese province of Hubei. It is located on the right (southern) bank of the Yangtze River, next to Yiling District's border with Zigui County to the west. Sa ...
(), (), Longquan
Longquan () is a county-level city and former county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lishui in southwestern Zhejiang Province, China, located on the upper reaches of the Ou River and bordering Fujian province to the sout ...
(), 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. Pr ...
() (formerly Huanghua Township ())
Townships:
* (), Dengcun Township ()
Climate
References
* - Official site of the district government {{authority control County-level divisions of Hubei Geography of Yichang