Aoshang (Jingzhou County)

Aoshang
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified坳上镇
 • Traditional坳上鎮
 • PinyinÀoshàng Zhèn
Aoshang is located in Hunan
Aoshang
Aoshang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°39′37″N 109°36′24″E / 26.660311°N 109.606709°E / 26.660311; 109.606709
Country China
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureHuaihua
Autonomous countyJingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Area
 • Total169.8 km2 (65.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
10,870
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
418408
Area code0745

Aoshang (Chinese: 坳上镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 10,870 and an area of 169.8-square-kilometre (65.6 sq mi). The town is mainly inhabited by Han, Dong and Miao people. Dong and Miao accounted for 41.7% and 33.3% respectively. It is surrounded by Diling Township on the north, Taiyangping Township on the northeast, Sanqiao Township on the southwest, Dabaozi Town on the northwest, and Quyang Town on the south.

  1. ^ Pan Rongjian, ed. (2009). "Aoshang Town" 《坳上镇》. 《靖州苗族侗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. pp. 228–229. ISBN 978-7-105-08631-3.