Sangzi, Xinhua

Sangzi Town
桑梓镇
Sangzi Town is located in Hunan
Sangzi Town
Sangzi Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°40′03″N 111°22′14″E / 27.66750°N 111.37056°E / 27.66750; 111.37056
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityLoudi
CountyXinhua
Area
 • Total149.28 km2 (57.64 sq mi)
Population
64,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
417625
Area code0738

Sangzi Town (Chinese: 桑梓镇; pinyin: Sāngzǐ Zhèn) is a town of Xinhua County in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of the three townships of Sangzi (桑梓乡), Pingxi (坪溪乡) and Zhegu (柘古乡) in 1995.[1]

The town is located in the east of the county, it is bordered by Zuoshi Township and Tianping Town to the north, by Lengshuijiang City to the east, by the subdistrict of Fenglin and the town of Shichongkou to the south, by the subdistrict of Shangdu to the west. It has an area of 149.28 km2 (57.64 sq mi) with a population of 64,700 (as of 2017). The town has 29 villages and two communities under its jurisdiction in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ Li Liguo, ed. (2013). 《中国行政区划大典》 [Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). Hangzhou: People's Publishing House of Zhejiang. ISBN 7-213-01789-6.
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