Chang'anying

Chang'anying
长安营镇
Chang'anying is located in Hunan
Chang'anying
Chang'anying
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°16′31″N 110°06′30″E / 26.275381°N 110.108237°E / 26.275381; 110.108237
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
Autonomous countyChengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
 • Total260 km2 (100 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total8,013
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422507
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháng'ānyíng Zhèn

Chang'anying (Chinese: 长安营镇) is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2015 census it had a population of 8,013 and an area of 260-square-kilometre (100 sq mi).[2] It is surrounded by Zhaishi Miao Ethnic and Dong Ethnic Township on the north, Wanfoshan Town on the west, Dankou Town on the east, Wutuan Town on the southeast, and Pingdeng Town on the southwest. It lies at the border of three provinces of Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi, which made it even a place of strategic importance in ancient China.

  1. ^ Wu Yizhen, ed. (2009). 《城步苗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 238. ISBN 978-7-105-08659-7.
  2. ^ Huang Yanping; Chen Yanxia (2015-12-31). 城步举行长安营镇授牌仪式. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese). 现在,长安营镇辖15个建制村,3个社区居民委员会,总面积260平方公里,总人口8013人,镇人民政府驻岩寨村。五团镇辖15个建制村,2个社区居民委员会,总人口13476人,区域面积173平方公里,镇人民政府驻中山居民委员会。