Yunyan District (simplified Chinese: 云岩区; traditional Chinese: 雲岩區; pinyin: Yúnyán Qū) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, China. Yunyan has been the provincial seat of Guizhou since it was established as a province during the Ming dynasty.[1] Yunyan has a majority Han population, and is home to other ethnic groups such as Miao, Bouyei, Hui, and Shui.[1]

Yunyan
云岩区
Yunyan is located in Guizhou
Yunyan
Yunyan
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Yunyan is located in Southwest China
Yunyan
Yunyan
Yunyan (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Yunyan District government): 26°36′17″N 106°43′28″E / 26.6046°N 106.7244°E / 26.6046; 106.7244
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityGuiyang
Area
 • Total
94 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
957,535
 • Density10,187/km2 (26,380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History

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Yunyan belonged to the Shunyuan Military Monitoring Department during the Yuan dynasty, and later the Guizhou Military Monitoring Department during the Ming dynasty.[1] Since Guizhou's establishment as a province during the Ming dynasty, Yunyan has been the seat of the province.[1] In August 1955, Guiyang's first district was renamed to Yunyan District, and its second district was renamed Fushui District. In 1958, Fushui was merged into Yunyan.[1]

Administrative divisions

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Yunyan District comprises 17 subdistricts and 1 town:[2]

subdistricts
  • Dayinglu Subdistrict 大营路街道
  • Qianlingdonglu Subdistrict 黔灵东路街道
  • Wenchangge Subdistrict 文昌阁街道
  • Yanwujie Subdistrict 盐务街街道
  • Putuolu Subdistrict 普陀路街道
  • Bageyan Subdistrict 八鸽岩街道
  • Yuxiulu Subdistrict 毓秀路街道
  • Weiqingmen Subdistrict 威清门街道
  • Shixihe Subdistrict 市西河街道
  • Touqiao Subdistrict 头桥街道
  • Sanqiaolu Subdistrict 三桥路街道
  • Mawang Subdistrict 马王街道
  • Jinguan Subdistrict 金关街道
  • Chayuanlu Subdistrict 茶园路街道
  • Yanghui Subdistrict 杨惠街道
  • Yu'an Subdistrict 渔安街道
  • Shuidonglu Subdistrict 水东路街道
town
  • Qianling Town 黔灵镇

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Yunyan District". Guiyang Official Website. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:云岩区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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