Taohong
桃洪镇 | |
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  Taohong Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′40″N 111°01′37″E / 27.1110°N 111.0270°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| County | Longhui County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taohong (Chinese: 桃洪镇; pinyin: Táohóng Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Longhui County in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1942[1] and reorganized through the amalgamation of Shimen Township (Chinese: 石门乡), Yushanpu Town (Chinese: 雨山铺镇) and the former Taohong Town on November 24, 2015.
It is located in the middle part of southern Longhui County, the town is bordered by Hexiangqiao Town (Chinese: 荷香桥镇) and Tantou Town (Chinese: 滩头镇) to the north, by Zhouwang Town (Chinese: 周旺镇) to the west, by Beishan Town (Chinese: 北山镇), Shanjie Township (Chinese: 山界回族乡) and Sangesi Town (Chinese: 三阁司镇) to the south, by Nanyuemiao Town (Chinese: 南岳庙镇) to the west. The town has an area of 263.69 km2 (101.81 sq mi) with a population of 202,400 (as of 2015). Through the merging villages and communities in 2016, its subdivisions were reduced to 76 from 139.[2] As of 2018[update] it has 60 villages and 16 residential communities under its jurisdiction.[3] Its seat is Xinlong Community (Chinese: 新隆社区).[4]
- ^ the history of Taohong Town, according to the Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions (中国行政区划大典) published by the People's Publishing House of Zhejiang (浙江人民出版社) ISBN 7-213-01789-6
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Longhui County on November 24, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意隆回县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（2015年11月24日 湘民行发〔2015〕74号）, see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)