Tianyuan District
Located in the south western region of the city proper and on the southwestern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered across the Xiang river to the north by Yuetang District of Xiangtang and Shifeng District, to the northeast by Hetang and Lusong Districts, to the southeast and the south by Zhuzhou County, to the west by Xiangtan County. Tianyuan District covers 328 km (127 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 292,500. The district has 3 subdistricts and 3 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is at Liyu Subdistrict (栗雨街道).
Despite the name coincidence, this District is not the place for the Tianyuan Cave, where the Tianyuan man was found.
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Tianyuan District on November 26, 2015, Tianyuan District has 3 subdistricts and 3 towns under its jurisdiction. they are:
- 3 subdistricts
- Liyu (栗雨街道)
- Songshanlu (嵩山路街道)
- Taishanlu (泰山路街道)
- 3 towns
References
- ^ the area of Tianyuan District, according to Tianyuan.gov (19-Sept-16): about Tianyuan District (天元区介绍)
- ^ the population of Tianyuan District in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Tianyuan District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015年天元区国民经济和社会发展统计公报), see zzty.gov (31-Mar-16) or zztj.gov
- ^ the divisions of Tianyuan District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Tianyuan District on November 26, 2015: rednet.cn (November 26, 2015): 湖南省民政厅关于同意株洲市天元区乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕90号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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