Heshan, Yiyang

Heshan District (simplified Chinese: 赫山区; traditional Chinese: 赫山區; pinyin: Hèshān Qū) is one of two districts in Yiyang City, Hunan Province, China, it is also the most populous district in the province.

Heshan 赫山区
District
Location of Heshan District within Yiyang
Heshan Location in Hunan Show map of Hunan Heshan Heshan (China) Show map of China
Coordinates: 28°27′53″N 112°27′59″E[1]
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Yiyang
District seat	Heshan Subdistrict
Area
• Total	1,280 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	889,068
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.hnhs.gov.cn

The district is located on the southern bank of Zi River, the Xiang River runs away on the eastern margin. It is bordered to the north by Ziyang District, to the east by Xiangyin County, to the south by Wangcheng District of Changsha and Ningxiang City, to the west by Taojiang County.

Heshan District covers an area of 1,278 km² (493 sq mi), as of 2015, it had a registered population of 920,000.^[3] The county has 6 subdistricts, 10 towns and a township under its jurisdiction. The government seat is Hongjiacun (洪家村社区).^[4]

Administrative divisions

Heshan District has 6 subdistricts, 9 towns and 1 township under its jurisdictions.^[5]

6 subdistricts

• Heshan Subdistrict (赫山街道)
• Taohualun Subdistrict (桃花仑街道)
• Jinyinshan Subdistrict (金银山街道)
• Huilongshan Subdistrict (会龙山街道)
• Yuxingshan Subdistrict (鱼形山街道)
• Longguangqiao Subdistrict (龙光桥街道)

9 towns

• Bazishao (八字哨镇)
• Quanjiaohe (泉交河镇)
• Oujiangcha (欧江岔镇)
• Cangshuipu (沧水铺镇)
• Yuejiaqiao (岳家桥镇)
• Xinshidu (新市渡镇)
• Lanxi (兰溪镇)
• Henglunqiao (衡龙桥镇)
• Nijiangkou (泥江口镇)

1 township

• Bijiashan Township (笔架山乡)

Tourist attractions

The Former Residence of Zhou Libo is a popular attraction.

References

1. "Heshan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. "益阳市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）——区县（市）人口情况" (in Chinese). Government of Yiyang. 2021-06-08.
3. the population of Heshan District in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Heshan District on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年赫山区国民经济和社会发展统计公报): yiyang.gov or tjcn.org
4. the divisions of Heshan District in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Heshan District on (November 26, 2015) - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意赫山区乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕91号): rednet (26-Nov-15) Archived 2018-02-03 at the Wayback Machine or qq.com, 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) Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
5. 2022年统计用区划代码（赫山区） [2022 Statistical Division Codes (Heshan District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)