Shatian Township

Shatian Township
沙田乡
Street scenes of Shatian Township.
Street scenes of Shatian Township.
Shatian Township is located in Hunan
Shatian Township
Shatian Township
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°03′45″N 112°01′57″E / 28.06250°N 112.03250°E / 28.06250; 112.03250
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
 • Total
74.22 km2 (28.66 sq mi)
Population
35,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410643
Area code0731
Websitewww.nxcity.gov.cn/stx/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShātián Xiāng

Shatian Township (Chinese: 沙田乡) is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Longtian Town and Xiangzikou Town on the west, Huangcai Town on the northeast, Liushahe Town on the southeast, and Qingshanqiao Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 28,738 and an area of 74.22 square kilometres (28.66 sq mi).