Furong, Changsha

Furong
芙蓉区
Location of Furong District within Changsha
Location of Furong District within Changsha
Furong is located in Hunan
Furong
Furong
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°11′53″N 113°02′34″E / 28.1980°N 113.0427°E / 28.1980; 113.0427
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
District seatDongtundu Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
42.68 km2 (16.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
642,010
 • Density15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.furong.gov.cn

Furong District (simplified Chinese: 芙蓉区; traditional Chinese: 芙蓉區; pinyin: Fúróng Qū) is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, Hunan Province, China. It is the smallest district of Changsha by area. Furong District is a part of the core of the Changsha urban area, located in the midst of the city. The district is bordered by Yuhua District to the south, Changsha County to the east, Kaifu District to the northwest, and Tianxin District to the southwest. Furong covers 42.68 km2 (16.48 sq mi) with population of 539,200 (as of 2014), registered population of 403,948.[2] The district has 13 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Dongtundu subdistrict.

  1. ^ "长沙市第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)" (in Chinese). Government of Changsha. 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ figures on area, population of Furong District: according to 2015 Statistical Yearbook of Changsha (2015年长沙统计年鉴) Archived 2016-10-14 at the Wayback Machine