Wuling, Changde

Wuling
武陵区
Corner in Wuling District
Corner in Wuling District
Location of Wuling District within Changde
Location of Wuling District within Changde
Wuling is located in Hunan
Wuling
Wuling
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°00′45″N 111°42′16″E / 29.0126°N 111.7044°E / 29.0126; 111.7044[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangde
Area
 • Total412.42 km2 (159.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total730,900
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.wuling.gov.cn

Wuling District (simplified Chinese: 武陵区; traditional Chinese: 武陵區; pinyin: Wǔlíng Qū) is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China. Located on the central area of Changde, the district is surrounded by Dingcheng District to the north and south, bordered to the west by Taoyuan County, to the east by Hanshou County. Wuling District has an area of 289 kilometres (180 mi)[2] with 426,694 of registered population (as of 2015).[3] It is divided into 11 subdistricts, one towns and two township, its government seat is Nanpinggang Subdistrict (南坪街道).[4]

  1. ^ "Wuling" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ wuling.gov: 武陵区自然地理
  3. ^ population in 2015, according to wuling.gov: 常德市武陵区关于2015年国民经济和社会发展的统计公报
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference August 18, 2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).