Louxing, Loudi

Louxing
娄星区
Location of Louxing District within Loudi
Location of Louxing District within Loudi
Louxing is located in Hunan
Louxing
Louxing
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°43′39″N 112°00′17″E / 27.7276°N 112.0046°E / 27.7276; 112.0046[1]
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityLoudi
District seatChangqing Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
630.02 km2 (243.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
752,530
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.louxing.gov.cn

Louxing District (simplified Chinese: 娄星区; traditional Chinese: 婁星區; pinyin: Lóuxīng Qū) is the only urban district and the seat of Loudi Prefecturel-level City, Hunan Province, China.

Located in northeastern part of Loudi, it is in the place across three prefecturel-level cities of Loudi, Changsha and Xiangtan, the Lian River flows it west to east. Louxing District is bordered to the west by Ningxiang County, to the east by Xiangxiang City, to the southeast by Shuangfeng County, to the southwest and the west by Lianyuan City. The district covers {an area of 630.02 km2 (243.25 sq mi) with a population of 668,300 (as of 2017). Louxing District has seven subdistricts, five towns and a township under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Louxing Community (娄星社区) of Changqing Subdistrict. [4]

  1. ^ "Changqing Subdistrict Office" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Loudi City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《娄底市土地利用总体规划(2006-2020年)》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ "娄底市第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)——常住人口、户别人口、城乡分布情况" (in Chinese). Government of Loudi. 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ the divisions and population of Louxing District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Louxing District on November 23, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意娄星区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕65号): rednet.cn; also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com or xinhuanet.com