Niangxi
Niangxi Town (Chinese: 酿溪镇; pinyin: Niàngxī Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Xinshao County in Hunan, China. The town was originally formed as a township, reorganized as a town in 1953.[1] It is located in the south central Xinshao County, it is bordered by Shuangqing District and Daxiang District to the south, Xintianpu Town (Chinese: 新田铺镇) to the west, Yantang Town (Chinese: 严塘镇) to the north, Quetang Town (Chinese: 雀塘镇) to the north. The town has an area of 63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi) with a population of 92,299 (as of 2010 census[2]). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016,[3] the town has 20 villages and 11 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is Niangxi Community (Chinese: 酿溪社区).[4]
Administrative divisions[edit]
| Administrative divisions of Niangxi Town in 2016[3] | |||
| villages or communities | villages | ||
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
| Changtan Community | 长滩社区 | Guanchong Village | 官冲村 |
| Datang Community | 大塘社区 | Hanjiaping Village | 韩家坪村 |
| Daxin Community | 大新社区 | Huigongping Village | 会公坪村 |
| Linjiang Community | 临江社区 | Huilong Village | 回龙村 |
| Lishan Community | 栗山社区 | Jiutouyan Village | 九头岩村 |
| Niangxi Community | 酿溪社区 | Lingbei Village | 岭背村 |
| Xindong Community | 新东社区 | Pantian Village | 畔田村 |
| Xinlian Community | 新涟社区 | Shenjia Village | 沈家村 |
| Xinyang Community | 新阳社区 | Shibeilong Village | 石背垅村 |
| Xinyang Community | 新阳社区 | Tangkou Village | 塘口村 |
| Zibin Community | 资滨社区 | Tangren Village | 汤仁村 |
| Baishu Village | 柏树村 | Tuqiao Village | 土桥村 |
| Bajiao Village | 芭蕉村 | Wangjia Village | 王家村 |
| Chishui Village | 赤水村 | Xiaohuangtang Village | 萧黄塘村 |
| Datian Village | 大田村 | Zhexi Village | 柘溪村 |
| Dongyuan Village | 东源村 | ||
Amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016[edit]
| 7 village and two communities reorganized through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016[3] | |||
| the present name | the amalgamation in 2016 | ||
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
| Chishui Village | 赤水村 | Heshu Village | 禾树村 |
| Shuangqiao Village | 双桥村 | ||
| Datian Village | 大田村 | Datian Village | 大田村 |
| Fenggong Village | 凤公村 | ||
| Shanwan Community | 沙湾社区 | Shanwan Community | 沙湾社区 |
| Tanpo Village | 潭婆村 | ||
| Shenjia Village | 沈家村 | Shenjia Village | 沈家村 |
| Shihui Village | 石灰村 | ||
| Tangren Village | 汤仁村 | Shuili Village | 水利村 |
| Tangren Village | 汤仁村 | ||
| Tangkou Village | 塘口村 | Tangkou Village | 塘口村 |
| Tuzi Village | 兔子村 | ||
| Tuqiao Village | 土桥村 | Tuqiao Village | 土桥村 |
| Yangshi Village | 杨世村 | ||
| Xinyang Community | 新阳社区 | Dengjia Village | 邓家村 |
| Xinyang Community | 新阳社区 | ||
| Xiaohuangtang Village | 萧黄塘村 | Leijia'ao Village | 雷家坳村 |
| Xiongjia Village | 熊家村 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ the history of Niangxi Town, according to the Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions (中国行-政区划大典) published by the People's Publishing House of Zhejiang (浙江人民出版社) ISBN 7-213-01789-6
- ^ the population in 2010 census, according to the History of Xinshao County / 新邵县历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-02-04)
- ^ a b c the subdivisions of Niangxi Town in 2016, according to the Amalgamation of village-level divisions approved by the People's Government of Shaodong County (June 23, 2016) / 新邵县人民政府关于同意酿溪镇建制村合并调整的批复 (2016年6月23日 新政函〔2016〕105号), see xinshao.gov (2016-07-25)
- ^ according to the Brief Introduction to Niangxi Town / 酿溪镇概况, see xinshao.gov (2017-02-06)