The district of Shigu was part of
Chu State in the
Spring and Autumn period, it was part of
Changsha Commandery () in the
Qin period and a part of
Ling County (; formed in 202 BC) in the
Han and
Three Kingdoms periods.
Ling County was merged to
Linzheng County () in the
East Jin period, it was part of
Linzheng County. After
Hengyang County was formed through the amalgamation of the three counties of
Linzheng (),
Xincheng () and ''Chong'an'' () in 589 AD (
Sui dynasty), it was part of Hengyang County. On January 1, 1942, the
provincial city of Hengyang was separated from the urban area and region around the county seat of Hengyang County, it was a part of the provincial city of Hengyang. The district of Shigu was established on April 4, 2001, named after the
Shigu Mountain (). In the adjustment of subdivisions in Hengyang, Shigu District administers four subdistricts of
Renminlu (),
Xiaoxiang (),
Qingshan (),
Wuyi () and
Hejiang () in the former
Chengbei District (),
Huangshawan Subdistrict and
Songmu Township () in the former
Suburb District (), four villages of
Wuyi (),
Jianshe (), ''You'ai
() and Jiangxia
() in Xihu Township
(; of which, Jianshe Village
is placed under the jurisdiction of Wuyi Subdistrict
, and three villages of Wuyi
, Youai
and Jiangxia
are placed under the jurisdiction of Hejiang Subdistrict) and Jiaoshan Township
() of Hengyang County. The Zhengxiang Subdistrict of the former Chengbei District'' was transferred to
Zhengxiang District. ==Geography==