Guanshanhu District (), formerly the Jinyang New Area (JYND; ), is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, in Southwest China. Located to the northwest of Guiyang's city centre, Guanshanhu District is situated beyond the city's mountains on high-plains interspersed with rolling hills, at an average altitude of . The district spans an area of , and has a population of 642,634 as of 2020.
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.
Toponymy
Prior to being established as a district, the area was incorporated as the Jinyang New Area (JYND; ). 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 (), after a prominent lake in the district.
History
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; ). The Jinyang New Area 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 , 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, the district spanned an area of , and had a population of 240,700.
Geography
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.
Climate
The district has a humid subtropical climate.
Administrative divisions
Guanshanhu District administers seven subdistricts and three towns. These township-level divisions then, in turn, administer 49 administrative villages and 90 residential communities.
Subdistricts
The district's seven subdistricts are , , , , , , and .
Towns
The district's three towns are , , and .
Demographics
Guanshanhu District had 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 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.
Historical population
The area's population has grown dramatically in 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.
Economy
As of 2020, Guanshanhu District has 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 is adjacent to the sprawling Guanshanhu Park in the district's center.