Wuling Town
Wuling Town (Chinese: 武陵镇; pinyin: Wǔlíng Zhèn) was a historic town of Dingcheng District (the former Changde County) in Changde Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China. It was established on March 12, 1981, named after Wuling (Chinese: 武陵) of local ancient name; Guojiapu Township (Chinese: 郭家铺乡) was merge to the town.[1] As a township-level division, Wuling Town ceased to be a separate town, It was divided into 3 subdistricts of Guojiapu, Hongyun and Yuxia in 2013.[2]
Wuling Town was located on the southern bank of the Yuan River, It was surrounded by Wuling District across the Yuan river to the west, north and east, Doumuhu Town to the south.
In 2013, the town had an area of 37.67 km2 (14.54 sq mi) with a population of 152,000, it was divided into 21 commities and four villages, its seat was Yuxia Community (Chinese: 玉霞社区; the seat of the present of Yuxia Subdistrict).[2]
Communities and villages[]
Yuxia Subdistrict | Guojiapu Subdistrict | Hongyun Subdistrict | |||
English | Chinese | English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
Changyuan Community | 常沅社区 | Guojiapu Community | 郭家铺社区 (郭家铺村) |
De'an Community | 德安社区 |
Dingcheng Community | 鼎城社区 | Jinxia Community | 金霞社区 | Fuguang Community | 福广社区 (福广村) |
Dukou Community | 渡口社区 | Kongjiarong Community | 孔家榕社区 (孔家榕村) |
Hongyun Community | 红云社区 (红云村) |
Lingjiang Community | 临江社区 | Sandishui Community | 三滴水社区 (三滴水村) |
Huachanmiao Community | 花船庙社区 |
Qiaotou Community | 桥头社区 | Wangjiapu Community | 王家铺社区 | Shanchi Community | 善池社区 |
Shanjuan Community | 善卷社区 | Baoguo Village | 报国村 | Tingchechang Community | 停车场社区 |
Yingbin Community | 迎宾社区 | Dahechang Village | 大禾场村 | Xizhan Community | 西站社区 (西站村) |
Yong'an Community | 永安社区 | Sanchahu Village | 三岔湖村 | ||
Yuxia Community | 玉霞社区 | Yaoti Village | 腰堤村 |
References[]
- ^ the history of Wuling 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
- ^ a b 湖南省民政厅(湘民行发〔2013〕32号: 撤销鼎城区武陵镇,设立玉霞、红云、郭家铺3个街道. see the History of Dingcheng District (鼎城区历史沿革), xzqh.org (2016-01-2); also see changde.gov.cn (Jan.2, 2014), baidu.com, changde.gov.cn (2014-01-23) or house.qq.com (2014-01-23)
- ^ the subdivisions of Wuling Town, according to the Divisions of Wuling Town / 武陵镇 (2013-08-26), xzqh.org (中文 / Chinese)
- Dingcheng District
- Former township-level divisions of Hunan