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35-467: As a new city district of Guiyang, the Guanshanhu District is focused on government, finance, real estate, high-tech, transportation, aerospace and commercial services. Since its inception in 2001, through the end of 2008, 43 billion yuan was invested in the Guanshanhu District. Guanshanhu District is home to Guiyang's municipal government offices. Prior to being established as a district , the area

70-458: A gross domestic product (GDP) of 65.352 billion renminbi (RMB), a 6.5% increase from the previous year. Of this, 0.441 billion RMB (0.67% of the total economy) comes from the district's primary sector , 10.255 billion RMB (15.69%) comes from the district's secondary sector , and 54.656 billion RMB (83.63%) comes from the district's tertiary sector . Guiyang's municipal government is seated in Guanshanhu District, and employs 20,000 people and

105-475: A sub-provincial city are sub-prefecture-level; and districts of a prefecture-level city are county-level . The term was also formerly used to refer to obsolete county-controlled districts (also known as district public office ). However, if the word district is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then it is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Before

140-458: A district. After the 1990s, county-controlled districts began to be phased out, and their role was taken over by larger towns or townships created by merging smaller ones. At the end of 2014, there was just one county-controlled district left in China: (See Administrative divisions of China for how these two types of districts fit into the general administrative hierarchy of mainland China.) If

175-420: A permanent resident population of 642,634 per the 2020 Chinese Census . As of 2020, Guanshanhu District's population accounted for 10.73% of Guiyang's total population. 51.56% of Guanshanhu District's population is male as of 2020, giving it a sex ratio of 106.46 males per 100 females . 19.07% of the district's population is 14 years old or under as of 2020, 70.37% is between the ages of 15 and 59, and

210-578: A prominent lake in the district. In the early part of 2000, the municipal government of Guiyang devised a plan to build a new urban area to the northwest of the existing core, in response to the increased congestion caused by the city's recent growth. On April 14, the municipal government established a group to organize the development of such an area, then-called the Jinyang New Area (JYND; simplified Chinese: 金阳新区 ; traditional Chinese: 金陽新區 ; pinyin: Jīnyáng Xīnqū ). The Jinyang New Area

245-550: A road network with a of signalized multi-lane roadways which provide access to the Guiyang–;Zunyi Expressway, the Guiyang Outer Ring Road and Second Ring Road highways. The Gui-Zun Expressway, the Guiyang Outer Ring Road and Guiyang Second Ring Road highways pass through the district and are part of the national trunk highway system. These divided multi-lane motorways provide the district with rapid vehicular access to

280-513: A target of increasing its population to about 1.42 billion by 2020, from 1.34 billion in 2010 . After the relaxation of the one-child policy, 17.9 million babies were born in 2016, an increase of 1.3 million over the previous year, but only half of what was expected. In 2017, the birth rate fell to 17.2 million, far below the official forecast of more than 20 million. It is possible that the Chinese government will further relax its fertility policy in

315-446: Is a sub-county in China. A branch of a county government, a district public office (Chinese: 区公所 ; pinyin: Qū gōngsuǒ ) is the administrative office in a district; it is not a local government . A county-controlled district was once an important subdivision of a county all over China from the 1950s to 1990s. It was common for there to be about five to ten districts in a county, then about three to five towns and townships in

350-637: Is adjacent to the sprawling Guanshanhu Park in the district's center. Century Town, located in the district's south, is the largest planned urban development in the district with 40,000 residences and the Century Town shopping complex with 3 interconnected shopping malls and several office buildings. Guanshanhu District is also home to China West Technology Park (CWTP), a large hi-tech office park composed of seven class-A multi-use buildings comprising 174,000 square meters (1.8 million sq.ft.) of office, lab, meeting, residential, hotel, dining and retail space. It

385-1282: Is also adjacent to the Municipal Government Administration Complex. Other major hotels in the district include the 306-room New World Hotel Guiyang, and the 351-room Empark Grand Hotel Guiyang. District (China) Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present The term district , in

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420-765: Is anticipated that within 3 years of opening in 2012, between 6,000 and 10,000 workers will be employed in CWTP. Current tenants include the regional head offices of China Mingsheng Bank, Sinopec , and the Guizhou Province Talent City, a provincial-scale job market and training center JV between the Shanghai Municipal Government agency and the Guiyang High-Tech Development Zone administration. CWTP initial occupancy began in late 2012. In 2011, Guizhou Provincial General Hospital announced

455-532: The Financial Times reported that according to some sources who know the data of the seventh census, Chinese population in 2020 did not meet 1.4 billion. Chinese state media say that Chinese mainland population in 2019 was 1.40005 billion. If true, this would indicate the first population decline since the Great Leap Forward . On April 28, 2021, Bloomberg News , quoting the Chinese state media outlet

490-537: The Global Times , reported that it is unlikely there would be a drop in the total population in the 2020 census, citing a comment by Lu Jiehua, a professor at Peking University . Still, it was reported that China's population may peak in 2022, which is much earlier than previously estimated. In May 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics of China released a report revising the data for the previous 10 years before

525-555: The Hong Kong SAR Government at the end of 2020) and Macau's population was 683,218 (provided by the Macau SAR Government at the end of 2020). According to the census, China has 1,430,695 immigrants, dividing between 845,697 foreign nationals and 584,998 residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In October 2015, China scrapped the one-child policy in the hope of boosting the number of births. In 2016, China set

560-803: The district . Guanshanhu District is home to the JinYang Regional Bus Terminal, the largest coach and bus terminal in Guizhou Province, servicing over 7 million passengers annually. Major railways that run through Guanshanhu District include the Guiyang–Guangzhou high-speed railway , the Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway , the Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway , and the Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway all run through

595-752: The xian of China.) 2020 Chinese census The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China ( Chinese : 第七次全国人口普查 ; pinyin : Dì Qī Cì Quánguó Rénkǒu Pǔchá ), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census , was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Census work began on November 1, 2020, and continued through December 10, 2020, involving seven million census workers. The 2020 Chinese census covers all Chinese citizens living in mainland China , as well as those living abroad on temporary visas. Foreigners who live in

630-680: The 1980s, cities in China were administrative divisions containing mostly urban, built-up areas, with very little farmland, except for the immediate suburbs in order to ensure a large supply of food or raw materials. As a result, districts were also mostly urban or suburban in nature. After the 1980s, prefectures began to be replaced with prefecture-level cities . From then on, "cities" in mainland China became just like any other administrative division, containing urban areas, towns, villages, and farmland. These cities are subdivided into districts, counties , autonomous counties , and county-level cities . At

665-468: The 21st century, largely driven by the relocation of major governmental and economic institutions to the district. From 2004 to 2008, the district's population grew from 70,000 to 180,000. By the end of 2011, the district's population was approximately 240,000, and was estimated to be about 240,700 by December 2012. Guanshanhu District's population continued to grow throughout the mid and late 2010s, reaching 642,634 by 2020. As of 2020, Guanshanhu District has

700-785: The Global Eco-Forum Guiyang jointly sponsored by the Chinese Government and the United Nations. The Conference center also is adjacent to the new 366-room Hyatt Regency Guiyang, several smaller domestic hotels, and the Zhongtian Super Mall, a 330,000 square meter (3.5 million square feet) multi-level shopping center scheduled to open in 2014. The Marriott International Corporation opened the 340-room Renaissance Guiyang Hotel in February 2012. The hotel adjoins Guanshanhu Park and

735-712: The Guanshanhu District to the older, established Guiyang central business district, several established high-density inner-city residential neighborhoods, and the airport. Parks within Guanshanhu District include Guanshanhu Park ( Chinese : 观山湖公园 ), Guiyang Karst Park ( Chinese : 贵阳喀斯特公园 ), Baihua Lake ( Chinese : 百花湖 ; lit. 'Hundred Flowers Lake'), Baihua Lake Forest Park ( Chinese : 百花湖森林公园 ), Xiaowanhe Wetlands Park ( Chinese : 小湾河湿地公园 ), Yueshan Lake Wetlands Park ( Chinese : 阅山湖湿地公园 ), and Donglin Park ( Chinese : 东林公园 ). The Guiyang Olympic Sports Center in Guanshanhu District opened in 2011 and

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770-594: The city center, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport , and all points within Guizhou including the cities of Zunyi , Anshun , and Kaili, as well as the large regional cities of Chongqing , Chengdu , Kunming , Guilin , Changsha , Nanning , and Guangzhou . The G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway , the G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway , and the G76 Xiamen–Chengdu Expressway run through

805-444: The context of China , is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the modern context, district ( 区 ), formally city-governed district , city-controlled district , or municipal district ( 市辖区 ), are subdivisions of a municipality or a prefecture-level city . The rank of a district derives from the rank of its city. Districts of a municipality are prefecture-level ; districts of

840-1120: The district spanned an area of 309.48 square kilometres (119.49 sq mi), and had a population of 240,700. Guanshanhu District spans west to east from 106° 33' to 106° 41', and south to north from 26°33' to 26°40'. 46.01% of the district's area is forested . The district has a humid subtropical climate . Guanshanhu District administers seven subdistricts and three towns . These township-level divisions then, in turn, administer 49 administrative villages and 90 residential communities . The district's seven subdistricts are Binyang Subdistrict  [ zh ] (宾阳街道), Yuntan Subdistrict  [ zh ] (云潭街道), Jinhuayuan Subdistrict  [ zh ] (金华园街道), Changling Subdistrict  [ zh ] (长岭街道), Guanshan Subdistrict  [ zh ] (观山街道), Shijicheng Subdistrict  [ zh ] (世纪城街道), and Jinyang Subdistrict  [ zh ] (金阳街道). The district's three towns are Jinhua  [ zh ] (金华镇), Zhuchang  [ zh ] (朱昌镇), and Baihuahu  [ zh ] (百花湖镇). Guanshanhu District had

875-837: The district. The Guiyang–Nanning high-speed railway will also service the district upon completion. The district is home to the Guiyang North railway station , which is connected to the country's high-speed rail network . Situated in the eastern area of the Guanshanhu District, the station opened in December 2014. The station is serviced by passenger and freight service on CRH bullet trains that travel at average speed of 300 kilometres per hour (190 mph). These bullet trains travel from Guiyang to Chongqing in 1.5 hours, Chengdu in 3 hours, Guangzhou in 3 hours, Shanghai in 8 hours, and Beijing in 9 hours. Other cities connected by rail include Changsha and Wuhan . About 100 CRH bullet trains service

910-474: The future. On November 2, 2020, Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping answered census workers' questions in Beijing . The 2020 census showed that the gender ratio of mainland China has improved, with the male-to-female ratio reaching a new record low of 105.07. This is the most balanced gender ration since the People's Republic of China began conducting censuses in 1953. On April 27, 2021,

945-685: The location of a provincial medical center campus in the Guanshanhu District, north of the City's government administrative complex. The new medical campus is anticipated for completion in 2015-2016 and will be a large-scale medical and research center employing over 10,000 physician and staff. Guanshanhu District is home to the regional headquarters of several large companies including China Mobile , China Southern Coal , China Datang Corporation , China Hydro Engineering, and Kweichow Moutai . Mineral deposits within Guanshanhu District include coal , limestone , silicon , and barite . The Guanshanhu District has

980-408: The mainland for more than six months are also recorded in the data. The preliminary results were released on May 11, 2021, with a news conference being held on the same day. The release was originally planned to be in early April, but was delayed by a month. The population of mainland China was 1,411,778,724 as of 1 November 2020. In addition, Hong Kong's population was 7,474,200 (provided by

1015-564: The remaining 10.56% is 60 years old or over. 7.07% of the district's population is 65 years and older. The district has a crude birth rate of 21.09 per thousand , and a crude death rate of 18.73 per thousand, giving it a rate of natural increase of 2.36 per thousand. Ethnic minorities in Guanshanhu District include the Miao , the Bouyei , and the Tujia . The area's population has grown dramatically in

1050-1129: The same time, counties and county-level cities began to be replaced with districts, especially after 1990. From then onwards, districts were no longer strictly urban entities—some districts today are just like counties, with large towns and townships under them governing rural areas. A regular district under a municipality or prefecture-level city . A type of city districts that are specially created for ethnic minorities . Currently there are five such "ethnic districts": three in Henan , one in Heilongjiang , and one in Inner Mongolia . One county-level special district, located in Guizhou . One special sub-prefectural-level forestry district, located in Hubei . A county-controlled district , sometimes translated as county-governed district ; county district ; or sub-county (Chinese: 县辖区，区 ; pinyin: Xiànxiáqū, Qū )

1085-464: The station daily. Both lines of the Guiyang Metro run through Guanshanhu District, with 11 stations along Line 1 from Douguan station  [ zh ] through to Guiyangbei railway station  [ zh ] servicing the district. Guiyang is currently building a three-line urban light rails system with the city's fline-1 of the system anticipated to be operational in 2015, connecting

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1120-422: The word "district" is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history , then the word is a translation for xian , another type of administrative division in China. Xian has been translated using several English terms. In the context of ancient history, "district" and "prefecture" are commonly used, while "county" is used for more contemporary contexts. (See Counties of China for more information on

1155-418: Was first carved out of areas from Wudang District and Baiyun District , and was transferred additional areas from the two districts in 2006 and 2007. By the end of 2011, the Jinyang New Area spanned an area of 307 square kilometres (119 sq mi), and had a population of about 240,000. Guanshanhu District was formally established as a district on December 21, 2012. At the time of its establishment,

1190-699: Was host to the 9th Chinese Traditional Games for Ethnic Nationalities. The Olympic Center includes a 52,000 seat stadium, a swimming and diving hall, and 17 tennis courts. The total area is 289,000 square meters. The Center also used to host the Guizhou Renhe Football Club of the Chinese Super League prior to their relocation to Beijing . Guiyang International Exhibition and Convention Center opened in 2011, with 2 million square meters of space, and can host conventions with as many as 20,000 visitors. The Convention and Exhibition Center annually hosts

1225-553: Was incorporated as the Jinyang New Area (JYND; simplified Chinese: 金阳新区 ; traditional Chinese: 金陽新區 ; pinyin: Jīnyáng Xīnqū ). However, in order to avoid confusion with Jinyang County in Sichuan (which is written and pronounced identically), upon the area's re-organization as a district, it was renamed to Guanshanhu District ( simplified Chinese : 观山湖区 ; traditional Chinese : 觀山湖區 ; pinyin : Guānshānhú Qū ; lit. 'Guanshan Lake District'), after

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