Yueliangdao

Yueliangdao subdistrict
月亮岛街道
Subdistrict 街道
Country  China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Changsha
district Wangcheng
Area
  Total 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 30,061
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Yueliangdao (simplified Chinese: 月亮岛街道; traditional Chinese: 月亮島街道; pinyin: yuèliàngdǎo jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Wangcheng district, Changsha, China. It is located on the western bank of Xiang river, the subdistrict is bordered by Dazehu subdistrict to the north, Huangjinyuan to the west, Wangyue and Guanshaling subdistricts of Yuelu district to the south, Xiufeng subdistrict across the Xiang river to the east. Yueliangdao has an area of 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) with a population of 30,061. the subdistrict has 4 residential communities and 3 villages under its jurisdiction.[1]

History

Yueliangdao was formed by the revocation of Xingcheng (and setting up 3 new subdistricts) in 2012. Xingcheng (星城镇) was formed by Dahu (大湖乡) and Gushan (谷山乡) in 1995. there were 22 villages and 2 residential communities in 1997.[2]

On July 2012, Xingcheng was changed from a town as a subdistrict. On Auguest 28 2012, Xingcheng was divided into three subdistricts, they are Baishazhou (白沙洲街道), Dazehu (大泽湖街道) and Yueliangdao (月亮岛街道) subdistricts.[3]

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