Shangmei Town
上梅镇 | |
|---|---|
  Shangmei Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°44′46″N 111°17′55″E / 27.74611°N 111.29861°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Loudi |
| County | Xinhua |
| Area | |
| • Total | 92.7 km2 (35.8 sq mi) |
| Population | 12.2 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 417699 |
| Area code | 0738 |
Shangmei Town (Chinese: 上梅镇; pinyin: Shàngméi Zhèn) was a historic town and the former seat of Xinhua County in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Liaoyuan Township (燎原乡), Beidu Township (北渡乡), Fenglin Township (枫林乡) and Chengguan Town in 1995.[1]
The town was located in the south east of the county, it was bordered by the towns of Caojia and Youjia to the north, by Sangzi Town to the east, by the town of Shichongkou to the south, by Ketou Township and Luguan Town to the west. In 2017, additional 12 villages and a community from the towns of Caojia, Youjia and Sangzi and Ketou Township were transferred to it, it had an area of 145.63 km2 (56.23 sq mi) with a population of 189,600 (as of 2017). The town had 29 villages and 23 communities under its jurisdiction in 2017, its seat was at Yingbin Road (迎宾路).[2] It ceased to be a separate town on November 6, 2017, the town and Shangdu Office (上渡办事处) were divided into three subdistricts of Shangmei, Shangdu and Fenglin.[3]
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