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Laoyachen Subdistrict

Coordinates: 34°49′43.98″N 113°37′11.16″E / 34.8288833°N 113.6197667°E / 34.8288833; 113.6197667
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Laoyachen
老鸦陈
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters老鸦陈
 • PinyinLǎoyāchén
Laoyachen is located in China
Laoyachen
Laoyachen
Location in China
Coordinates: 34°49′43.98″N 113°37′11.16″E / 34.8288833°N 113.6197667°E / 34.8288833; 113.6197667
CountryChina
ProvinceHenan
PrefectureZhengzhou
DistrictHuiji
Area
 • Total16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Population
 • Total18,735
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
450053
Area code0371

Laoyachen (Chinese: 老鸦陈; pinyin: Lǎoyāchén) is a subdistrict, formerly town, of Huiji District in Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

It has an area of 16.75 square kilometers and a population of 18,735.[1]

Demolition of Laoyachen Village, Zhengzhou's largest, began in December 2013, as part of the city's massive urban renewal program. According to a resident, households that relocated voluntarily before then were not given new homes, but "were promised 7,200 yuan (US$1,096) annually paid to each family member over the following three years on top of an additional annual 5,000 yuan (US$761) in living expenses." Protests by residents unwilling to move on those terms disrupted demolition into 2015. Local authorities eventually revised their compensation offer.[2] As of September 2017, one of the few buildings still standing in the village is Laoyachen Central Primary School, which will be preserved and built around.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of Laoyachen" (in Chinese). Official website of Huiji District Government. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Gong Longfei (August 2016). "Death Before Demolition". News China. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ 周围村子拆后,这所小学成了“孤岛” [After the surrounding village was demolished, this elementary school became an "island"]. Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 20 August 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.