Wangcheng District

Wangcheng 望城区
District
Wangcheng Location in Hunan
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
Area
• Total	951.06 km2 (367.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	527,600
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Website	www.wangcheng.gov.cn

Wangcheng District (simplified Chinese: 望城区; traditional Chinese: 望城區; pinyin: Wàngchéng Qū) is one of six urban districts of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China. Wangcheng has a population of 527,600 (2011 census).

History

Wangcheng was formed from a portion of Changsha County, 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 December 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 (Chinese: 望城坡; pinyin: Wàngchéng Pō), on the west bank of the Xiang River in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, it was transferred to Gaotangling (simplified Chinese: 高塘岭; traditional Chinese: 髙塘嶺; pinyin: gāo táng lǐng; Wade–Giles: kāo táng lǐng) 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 Xiangyin, the Heshan District, Yiyang, west to Ningxiang, southwest to the Yuelu, southeast to the Kaifu. It covers an area of 951.06 sq. kilometers, accounting for 8.05% of Changsha; as one of six urban districts, it shares 49.8% of Changsha urban area.

Administrative divisions

• Gaotangling town
• Qiaokou town
• Xingcheng town
• Wushan town
• Tongguan town
• Dongcheng town
• Chating town
• Qiaoyi town
• Dingzi town
• Bairuopu town
• Leifeng town
• Huangjin township
• Xinkang township
• Getang township