Yuelu, Changsha

Yuelu 岳麓区
District
Map of Yuelu in Changsha
Yuelu Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°14′07″N 112°55′53″E / 28.2352946035°N 112.9313315278°E / 28.2352946035; 112.9313315278
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
District seat	Wangyue Subdistrict
Area
• Total	552.02 km2 (213.14 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	1,526,641
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.yuelu.gov.cn

Yuelu District (simplified Chinese: 岳麓区; traditional Chinese: 嶽麓區; pinyin: Yuèlù qū) 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 538.83 km² (208.04 sq mi)^[2] with registered population of 644,834 and resident population of 818,900 (as of 2014).^[2] The district has 16 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Wangyue (望岳街道).