Shuangjiangkou

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Shuangjiangkou Town
双江口镇
Town
Shuangjiangkou Town is located in Hunan
Shuangjiangkou Town
Shuangjiangkou Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°20′13″N 112°40′20″E / 28.33694°N 112.67222°E / 28.33694; 112.67222Coordinates: 28°20′13″N 112°40′20″E / 28.33694°N 112.67222°E / 28.33694; 112.67222
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
 • Total155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
82,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410601
Area code(s)0731
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese雙江口鎮
Simplified Chinese双江口镇

Shuangjiangkou (Chinese: 双江口镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Chengjiao Subdistrict and Jinghuapu Township on the west, Jinzhou Town and Lijingpu Subdistrict on the southeast, Zhuliangqiao Township, Gaotangling Subdistrict and Jinggang Town of Wangcheng District on the northeast, and on the northwest. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 82,000 and an area of 155 square kilometres (60 sq mi).[1]

History[]

In December 2015, Zhuliangqiao Township was merged into Shuangjiangkou Town.[1]

Administrative division[]

The Town is divided into 13 villages and four communities:[1]

  • Shuangjiangkou Community (双江口社区)
  • Xinxiang Community (新香社区)
  • Shuangfu Community (双福社区)
  • Baiyu Community (白玉社区)
  • Tanshuwan (檀树湾村)
  • Changxing (长兴村)
  • Wuyi (五一村)
  • Shanyuan (山园村)
  • Shuangqing (双青村)
  • Gaotiansi (高田寺村)
  • Zuojiashan (左家山村)
  • Zhuliangqiao (朱良桥村)
  • Chaziqiao (槎梓桥村)
  • Lianhuashan (莲花山村)
  • Luoxiangxin (罗巷新村)
  • Yunji (云济村)
  • Xingjia (兴桂村)

Geography[]

The Wei River, known as "Mother River" and a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.[2]

Economy[]

Grape is important to the economy.[2]

Education[]

There are one senior high school located with the town limits:Ningxiang Eleventh Senior High School (宁乡十一中).

Culture[]

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation[]

The Changchang Highway (长常高速公路) running through Shuangjiangkou Town, Chengjiao Township, Jinghuapu Township. The Jinzhou Highway (金洲大道) from Yutan Subdistrict, running through Chengjiao Town, Shuangjiangkou Town, Jinzhou Town, to Yuelu District, Changsha City.[2]

Attractions[]

The towm is famous for the tea.[2]

Celebrity[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Zeng Xiaoying, ed. (2015-12-04). 宁乡县乡镇区划调整方案：调整后下辖4乡21镇4街道. rednet.cn (in Chinese).
  2. ^ a b c d e Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.

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