Rulin

Rulin Town
儒林镇
Rulin Town is located in Hunan
Rulin Town
Rulin Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°21′31″N 110°18′42″E / 26.3584821495°N 110.3116832069°E / 26.3584821495; 110.3116832069
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureShaoyang
Autonomous countyChengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
 • Total311 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total75,900
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422500
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRúlín Zhèn

Rulin Town (Chinese: 儒林镇) is a town and the seat of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 311 km2 (120 sq mi) with a population of 64,364 (as of 2010 census[1]). As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,900.[2] It is surrounded by Maoping Town on the north, Dankou Town on the west, Lanrong Township on the east, and Tingping Township on the south.[2]

The town of Rulin has 25 villages and 11 communities under its jurisdiction.[3]

  1. ^ 城步苗族自治县历史沿革. XZQH.org.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Demographics&Geography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Li Liguo, ed. (2013). 《中国行政区划大典》 [Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). Hangzhou, Zhejaing: People's Publishing House of Zhejiang. ISBN 7-213-01789-6.