China (CN) Hubei Province Huangshi Region

Huangshi Region (黄石市 Huángshí-shì)

Summary

Huangshi is a major city with a population of 600 000. The major town of Tieshan (45 000) is in the Huangshi metropolitan area. The major towns of Daye (75 000) and Yangxin (40 000) are county seats in the region. The major town of Daye--Jinhu (25 000) in Daye Metropolitan County is also in the region.

Detailed Analysis

Huangshi Region contains the Huangshi metropolitan area, Daye Metropolitan County, and Yangxin County. Its area is 4 576 km² and its population is 2 477 467.

The Huangshi metropolitan area has an area of 227 km² and a population of 653 722. The city of Huangshi has a population of 444 586 in 8 street committees. The 2000 Census gives a population of 529 248 with suburbs. The 1982 Census gives a population of 431 583 in 155 km² for the Huangshi metropolitan area, suggesting about 350 000 in the urban area. This gives a long-run growth rate of 2.3% and a 2004 estimated population of 600 000 corresponding to the measured area of 33 km².

Huangshigang District (黄石港区 Huángshígǎng-qū) 25.9 km²

4 street committees of Huangshi (196 569): 沈家营街道 37583 黄石港街道 70629 红旗桥街道 40726 胜阳港街道 47631

Tieshan District (铁山区 Tiěshān-qū) 28.7 km²

2 street committees of Tieshan, 1 rural township (66 469): 铁山街道 36067 盛洪卿街道 16315 铁山镇 14087

Tieshan (52 382) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 45 000.

Xialu District (下陆区 Xiàlù-qū) 69 km²

2 street committees of Xialu, 1 street committee of Huangshi, 2 rural townships (146 649): 新下陆街道 40946 老下陆街道 36867 团城山街道 39066 东方山乡 22921 肖家铺乡 6849

Xialu (77 813) and Xiaojiapu (肖家铺 Xiàojiāpù) are suburbs of Huangshi.

Xisaishan District (西塞山区 Xīsàishān-qū) 112 km²

5 street committees of Huangshi, 1 urban township, 2 rural townships (244 035): 下窑街道 26754 上窑街道 32879 陈家湾街道 49695 石料山街道 56503 黄思湾街道 43120 河口镇 19103 西塞山乡 13804 黄荆山乡 2177

Daye Metropolitan County (大冶市 Dàyě-shì) 1 566 km²

5 street committees of Daye, 12 urban townships, 6 rural townships, 1 special rural township (873 859): 东岳路街道 79385 东风路街道 24950 金湖街道 55385 罗家桥街道 55326 铜录山街道 38369 金牛镇 38879 保安镇 61972 灵乡镇 36915 金山店镇 46737 铜山口镇 7022 龙角山镇 4129 还地桥镇 56598 殷祖镇 38123 汪仁镇 28461 刘仁八镇 31328 陈贵镇 54836 大箕铺镇 55565 高河乡 23027 毛铺乡 13577 茗山乡 36950 黄金湖乡 9766 曙光乡 32208 四棵乡 40917 东风农场虚拟乡 3434

Daye (253 415) has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 75 000. Daye--Jinhu (金湖 Jīnhú) has an area of 2.9 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.

Jinshandian (金山店 Jīnshāndiàn) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 6 500.

Yangxin County (阳新县 Yángxīn-xiàn) 2 783 km²

16 urban townships, 4 rural townships, 2 special urban townships, 5 special rural townships (949 886): 兴国镇 109521 富池镇 47949 黄颡口镇 35274 韦源口镇 29184 太子镇 46863 大王镇 47574 陶港镇 19606 白沙镇 71647 浮屠镇 81057 三溪镇 42496 富水镇 41388 龙港镇 54795 洋港镇 40087 排市镇 44369 木港镇 52090 枫林镇 44243 潘桥乡 33586 国和乡 17299 王英乡 10838 东源乡 17260 综合农场虚拟镇 8466 军垦农场虚拟镇 14100 网湖开发区虚拟乡 14594 金海开发区虚拟乡 13863 半壁山农场虚拟乡 5999 荆头山农场虚拟乡 4513 原种场虚拟乡 1225

Yangxin is in Xingguo urban township (兴国 Xīngguó) and has an area of 5.1 km² and an estimated population of 40 000.