Echeng, Ezhou

Echeng District (simplified Chinese: 鄂城区; traditional Chinese: 鄂城區; pinyin: Èchéng Qū) is one of the three administrative districts into which the prefecture-level city of Ezhou, China's Hubei province, is divided. The district is quite small, and includes Ezhou's main urban area (i.e., in informal terms, Ezhou "city proper") and its eastern and southern suburbs.

Map including Echeng (labeled as O-CH'ENG 鄂城) (1953)

Echeng 鄂城区 Ocheng
District
Yanglan Lake (洋澜湖) in Echeng District
Echeng Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Echeng District government): 30°24′02″N 114°53′30″E
Country	China
Province	Hubei
Prefecture-level city	Ezhou
District seat	Fenghuang Subdistrict
Area [1]
• Total	520 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	695,697
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	echeng.gov.cn (in Chinese)

Administrative divisions

Echeng District administers several township-level divisions:^[3][4][5]

• Fenghuang Subdistrict (凤凰街道)
• Gulou Subdistrict (古楼街道)
• Xishan Subdistrict (西山街道)
• Fankou Subdistrict (樊口街道) (recognized by Echeng government^[4])
• Changgang Town (长港镇)
• Dushan Town (杜山镇)
• Zelin Town (泽林镇)
• Bishidu Town (碧石渡镇)
• Tingzu Town (汀祖镇)
• Huahu Town (花湖镇)
• Huahu Economic Development Zone (花湖经济开发区) (recognized by Echeng Government^[4])
• Ezhou Economic Development Zone (鄂州经济开发区) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
• Airport Economic Development Zone (临空经济开发区) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Yangye Town (杨叶镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Yanji Town (燕矶镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Xinmiao Town (新庙镇) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])
  • Shawo Township (沙窝乡) (recognized by National Bureau of Statistics^[5])

Transport

Airport

• Ezhou Huahu Airport (opened on 17 July 2022)

Railway

• Ezhou railway station
• Ezhou East railway station
• Huahu railway station

References

1. 鄂城区历史沿革 [Historical Development of Echeng District] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2018. 1996年，鄂城区面积520平方千米，{...}2010年第六次人口普查，鄂城区常住总人口其中：668727人，凤凰街道138032人，古楼街道127600人，西山街道68767人，泽林镇50200人，杜山镇18981人，新庙镇20133人，碧石镇24979人，汀祖镇51381人，燕矶镇40286人，杨叶镇22606人，花湖镇34634人，长港镇13273人，沙窝乡26842人，鄂州经济开发区31013人。
2. "鄂州市第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号） ——地区人口情况" (PDF) (in Chinese). Ezhou Daily. 2021-06-08.
3. 鄂城区志目录 (in Simplified Chinese). Echeng District People's Government. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017. 第八篇 乡、镇、街道概览 第一章 长港镇 第二章 杜山镇 第三章 泽林镇 第四章 碧石渡镇 第五章 汀祖镇 第六章 花湖镇 第七章 杨叶镇 第八章 燕矶镇 第九章 沙窝乡 第十章 新庙镇 第十一章 凤凰街道 第十二章 古楼街道 第十三章 西山街道 第十四章 樊口街道。
4. "鄂城行政区划". Government of Echeng District. 2023-06-16. 截至目前，鄂城区下辖4个街道6个镇1个省级开发区：凤凰街道、古楼街道、西山街道、樊口街道、长港镇、杜山镇、泽林镇、碧石渡镇、汀祖镇、花湖镇，花湖经济开发区。
5. 2022年统计用区划代码（鄂城区） [2022 Statistical Division Codes (Echeng District)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.