Tianyuan, Zhuzhou

Tianyuan District (Chinese: 天元区; pinyin: Tiānyuán Qū) is one of four urban districts of Zhuzhou City, Hunan province, China. The district was formed on May 31, 1997. Its name derives from Tian-tai Mountain (天台山) and Yuan-yi Farm (园艺场), which were two important places then, taking their first syllables, creating the name of Tianyuan District.

Tianyuan 天元区
District
Tianyuan Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°49′37″N 113°04′56″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Zhuzhou
Seat	Liyu Subdistrict
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Located in the south western region of the city proper and on the southwestern shoreside of the Xiang River, the district is bordered across the Xiang river to the north by Yuetang District of Xiangtang and Shifeng District, to the northeast by Hetang and Lusong Districts, to the southeast and the south by Zhuzhou County, to the west by Xiangtan County. Tianyuan District covers 328 km² (127 sq mi),^[1] as of 2015, it had a permanent resident population of 292,500.^[2] The district has 3 subdistricts and 3 towns under its jurisdiction. the government seat is at Liyu Subdistrict (栗雨街道).^[3]

Despite the name coincidence, this District is not the place for the Tianyuan Cave, where the Tianyuan man was found.

Administrative divisions

According to the result on adjustment of subdistrict divisions of Tianyuan District on November 26, 2015, Tianyuan District has 3 subdistricts and 3 towns under its jurisdiction.^[3] they are:

3 subdistricts

• Liyu (栗雨街道)
• Songshanlu (嵩山路街道)
• Taishanlu (泰山路街道)

3 towns

• Leidashi (雷打石镇)
• Qunfeng (群丰镇)
• Sanmen (三门镇)

References

1. the area of Tianyuan District, according to Tianyuan.gov (19-Sept-16): about Tianyuan District (天元区介绍)
2. the population of Tianyuan District in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Tianyuan District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (2015年天元区国民经济和社会发展统计公报), see zzty.gov (31-Mar-16) or zztj.gov
3. the divisions of Tianyuan District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Tianyuan District on November 26, 2015: rednet.cn (November 26, 2015): 湖南省民政厅关于同意株洲市天元区乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕90号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)