Dingcheng District (simplified Chinese: 鼎城区; traditional Chinese: 鼎城區; pinyin: Dǐngchéng Qū) is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province, China; it is also the 2nd most populous district (after Heshan District) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Anxiang County, Jinshi City and Linli County, to the west by Taoyuan County, to the north by Anhua and Taojiang Counties, to the east by Hanshou County, Wuling District is in the central west of Dingcheng District.[3] Dingcheng is the largest district by population or by area in Hunan, it has an area of 2,322.5 kilometres (1,443.1 mi) with 764,700 of registered population (as of 2015).[4] It is divided into four subdistricts, 19 towns and one township, its government seat is Hongyun Subdistrict (红云街道).[5]

Dingcheng
鼎城区
Location of Dingcheng District within Changde
Location of Dingcheng District within Changde
Dingcheng is located in Hunan
Dingcheng
Dingcheng
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 29°00′13″N 111°41′34″E / 29.0035°N 111.6928°E / 29.0035; 111.6928[1]
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangde
District seatHongyun Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
2,339.6 km2 (903.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total
738,085
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.dingcheng.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

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Dingcheng has 5 subdistricts, 17 towns and 1 township under its jurisdictions.[6]

5 subdistricts
17 towns
1 township

References

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  1. ^ "Wulingzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ "常德市第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)" (in Chinese). Government of Changde. 2021-06-15.
  3. ^ Adjacent counties and cities: according to changde.jiwu: 鼎城区乡镇区划调整方案确定 Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ population in 2015, according to dingcheng.gov: 常德市鼎城区关于2015年国民经济和社会发展的统计公报 Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ The township-level administrative divisions of Dingcheng District: according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dingcheng District on November 23, 2015: rednet.cn (湘民行发〔2015〕62号): 湖南省民政厅关于同意常德市鼎城区乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (November 23, 2015) Archived August 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, 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: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)
  6. ^ 2022年统计用区划代码(鼎城区) [2022 Statistical Division Codes (Dingcheng District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.