Donghu District
Donghu District () is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, China. The district was created in the Tang dynasty when a bridge was built across Nanchang's Taihu lake, dividing the area into the East and West Lake districts. It covers over with a population of 482,000 as of 2019. Among them, the urban resident population is 476,300, and the population urbanization rate is 98.83%. The birth rate was 8.68%, and the natural growth rate was 3.2%. People's Park, the largest public park in downtown Nanchang, is  located in Donghu. Toponymy. The district's name in Chinese literally means "East Lake" which refers to Nanchang's East Lake. Donghu is also referred to in 's , written during the Liu Song dynasty. History. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Daoyuan's Commentary on the Water Classic calls the lake Taihu, but it has been called Dong Hu (East Lake) since the Tang and Song Dynasties. The district contains five gates of the old city of Nanchang, dating to the Qing Dynasty - Zhangjiang Gate, Desheng Gate, Yonghe Gate, Guangrun Gate, and a part of Hue Gate. Three historic streets  (Middle Street, West Street, East Street), are all within one jurisdiction which later became Donghu District. In 1926, after Nanchang was officially a city, it had different districts. The government divided the jurisdiction of the area into two districts at the beginning of 1949 but did not give them distinct names and merged into one. Then, the first and second districts were restored in August 1951, and in April 1955, they were renamed Donghu District and Shengli District, respectively. In June 1980, the two districts later merged into one Donghu District. In 2019, Donghu District's two sub-districts and  one town (Shajin subdistrict, Weidong subdistrict, Shengmi town) were placed under the jurisdiction of Honggutan District. Geography. Donghu District is in the northeast of Nanchang, between 28°40'15<nowiki>"</nowiki>-28°47'50<nowiki>"</nowiki> north latitude and 115°50'39<nowiki>"</nowiki>-115°58'50<nowiki>"</nowiki> east longitude. From south to north, it is bounded by Hongdu North Avenue, Fudayoudi, the southern branch of Ganjiang River, Qingshanhu District, and Nanchang County; Donghu is also bounded by Xihu District to the south (which includes Beijing West Road, the south part of Bayi Square, Bayi Avenue, Zhongshan Road, and  the Zhongshan Bridge), Xinjian District and Qingshanhu District to the west, and the Xinjian district and Nanchang county to the north. In the southwest, the landscape of the Donghu District is high, whereas, in the northeast, it is flat. The highest point in Donghu District is 27.2 meters above sea level, while the lowest point is 16.4 meters above sea level. Climate. The yearly average temperature of the Donghu District is 17.5°C (63.5°F). The monthly mean temperature in January is 5.0°C (41°F), and the mean in July is 29.6°C (85.28 °F). The record cold temperature recorded in this area is -9.3°C (15.26°F), recorded in February 1972, and the record hot temperature is 40.6°C (105.08°F), recorded in July 1961. The annual average sunshine hours are 1903.9 hours, and the annual total radiation is 4819 kcal/cm². Demographics. 2016 - 2019. As of the 2016 to 2019 Donghu District National Economic and Social Development Statistical Report, the census reports that the population dropped from 527,473 to 481,978. At the end of 2019, there were 476,315 urban resident population. The birth rate also dropped from  9.78‰ including 5,137 newborns in 2016 to 8.68‰ including 4,277 newborns in 2019. From 2016 to 2019, other statistics include a drop in natural growth rate from 4.14‰ to 3.20‰ and a drop in death rate from 5.64‰ to 5.47‰. 2020. As of the 2020 Donghu District National Economic and Social Development Statistical Report, the census reports that the population was 433,377, including 214,620 males and 218757 females. There were 3,460 newborns with a birth rate of 6.07‰ including 1,792 males and 1,668 females. Other statistic includes a 1.93‰ natural growth rate and a 4.13‰ death rate with a 2,357  death population. Administrative divisions. Donghu District is divided into 10 subdistricts: