Sanqiao, Jingzhou County

Sanqiao Township
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified三锹乡
 • Traditional三鍬鄉
 • PinyinSānqiāo Xiāng
Sanqiao Township is located in Hunan
Sanqiao Township
Sanqiao Township
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°36′40″N 109°26′55″E / 26.611153°N 109.448493°E / 26.611153; 109.448493
Country China
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureHuaihua
Autonomous countyJingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Area
 • Total174.23 km2 (67.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
5,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
418402
Area code0745

Sanqiao Township (Chinese: 三锹乡) is a rural township in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 5,000 and an area of 174.23-square-kilometre (67.27 sq mi). The township shares a border with Jinping County and Liping County to the west, Quyang Town to the east, Aoshang Town to the southeast, Dabaozi Town to the north, and Outuan Township to the south.[1] Among them, the Miao and Dong people account for 99% of the total population.

  1. ^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County" 《靖州苗族侗族自治县》. 《中国分省系列地图册:湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.