Wangcheng District
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Wangcheng 望城区 |
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 Wangcheng
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| Coordinates: 28°15′56″N 112°49′53″E / 28.2655°N 112.8313°ECoordinates: 28°15′56″N 112°49′53″E / 28.2655°N 112.8313°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changsha |
| Seat | Gaotangling |
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| • Total | 951.06 km2 (367.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 527,600 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Website | www |
Wangcheng District (simplified Chinese: 望城区; traditional Chinese: 望城區; pinyin: Wàngchéng Qū) is one of six urban districts of Changsha, Hunan province, China. the district is bordered to the north by Miluo City and Xiangyin County of Yueyang, to the west by Heshan District of Yiyang and Ningxiang County, to the south by Yuelu and Kaifu Districts, to the east by Changsha County. Located in the northsouth of the City proper in Changsha, Wangcheng covers 951.06 km2 (367.21 sq mi) with registered population of 560,567 and resident population of 562,100 (as of 2014). The district has 10 subdistricts and 5 towns under its jurisdiction, the government seat is at Gaotangling Subdistrict.
Wangcheng was formed from a portion of Changsha County, dividing the Changsha County into 2 counties of Changsha and Wangcheng in 1951, remergeing into the Changsha County in 1957, recreating in December 1977 based on the original area at its abolishment in 1957. The former Wangcheng County was reorganized to Wangcheng District of Changhsha on 20 May 2011.
The name "Wangcheng" originated from the county seat where it was located, Wangcheng Slope (Chinese: 望城坡; pinyin: Wàngchéng Pō), on the west bank of the Xiang River in Changsha. At the time the county was formed, the county seat was transferred to Gaotangling (simplified Chinese: 高塘岭; traditional Chinese: 髙塘嶺; pinyin: gāo táng lǐng) in 1952.
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