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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Amalgamation2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ according to the Brief Introduction to Niangxi Town / 酿溪镇概况, see xinshao.gov (2017-02-06)