Yuelu District

Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) 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 (as of 2014).Changsha Yearly Book 2015 (长沙统计年鉴2015)
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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.Adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha: Furong, Yuelu, Tianxin, Kaifu and Yuhua Districts of Changsha were corporated On 22 April 1996 By abolishing the East, West, South, North and Suburb Districts. according to the ''Reply of the State Council on adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha, Hunan Province'' (22-Apr-96) - 《国务院关于同意湖南省调整长沙市市辖区行政区划的批复》（国函〔1996〕29号）
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High education

Yuelu is an important cultural district with a long history and profound cultural deposit in Changsha. The Yuelu Academy (later become Hunan University) founded in 976 (the 9th year of the reign of the Song dynasty) is on the east side of Yuelu Mountain; in the south is the University Town Zone where there are many universities including:

* Central South University,
* Hunan University,
* Hunan Normal University,
* Hunan First Normal University,
* Hunan University of Technology and Commerce, and
* Hunan University of Chinese Medicine.
* The Changsha High-Tech Industrial Development Zone covers large area in the middle of the district.

Administrative divisions

Yuelu has 17 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdictions.

;17 subdistricts:
* Wangyuehu Subdistrict ()
* Yuelu Subdistrict ()
* Juzizhou Subdistrict ()
* Yinpenling Subdistrict ()
* Guanshaling Subdistrict ()
* Wangchengpo Subdistrict ()
* Xihu Subdistrict ()
* Xianjiahu Subdistrict ()
* Wangyue Subdistrict ()
* Meixihu Subdistrict ()
* Lugu Subdistrict ()
* Pingtang Subdistrict ()
* Hanpu Subdistrict ()
* Tianding Subdistrict ()
* Yanghu Subdistrict ()
* Xueshi Subdistrict ()
* Dongfanghong Subdistrict ()
;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 (15,058 million US dollars), up by 9.2 percent over the previous year. Of this total, the value added of the primary industry was 1,862 million yuan (276 million US dollars), up by 6.6 percent, that of the secondary industry was 42,831 million yuan (6,344 million US dollars), up by 9.2 percent and that of the tertiary industry was 56,978 million yuan (8,439 million US dollars), 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 (17,847 US dollars).according to the ''Statistical Communiqué of Yuelu District on the 2017 National Economic and Social Development'' / 岳麓区2017年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 se
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References

{{County-level divisions of Hunan

Districts of Changsha