Wuling Town

Wuling Town (Chinese: 武陵镇; pinyin: Wǔlíng Zhèn) was a historic town of Dingcheng District (the former Changde County) in Changde Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China. It was established on March 12, 1981, named after Wuling (Chinese: 武陵) of local ancient name; Guojiapu Township (Chinese: 郭家铺乡) was merge to the town.^[1] As a township-level division, Wuling Town ceased to be a separate town, It was divided into 3 subdistricts of Guojiapu, Hongyun and Yuxia in 2013.^[2]

Wuling Town was located on the southern bank of the Yuan River, It was surrounded by Wuling District across the Yuan river to the west, north and east, Doumuhu Town to the south.

In 2013, the town had an area of 37.67 km² (14.54 sq mi) with a population of 152,000, it was divided into 21 commities and four villages, its seat was Yuxia Community (Chinese: 玉霞社区; the seat of the present of Yuxia Subdistrict).^[2]

^ the history of Wuling 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
^ ^a ^b 湖南省民政厅（湘民行发〔2013〕32号: 撤销鼎城区武陵镇，设立玉霞、红云、郭家铺3个街道. see the History of Dingcheng District (鼎城区历史沿革), xzqh.org (2016-01-2); also see changde.gov.cn (Jan.2, 2014), changde.gov.cn (2014-01-23)

[history-1] the history of Wuling 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

[Wuling2013-2] 湖南省民政厅（湘民行发〔2013〕32号: 撤销鼎城区武陵镇，设立玉霞、红云、郭家铺3个街道. see the History of Dingcheng District (鼎城区历史沿革), xzqh.org (2016-01-2); also see changde.gov.cn (Jan.2, 2014), changde.gov.cn (2014-01-23)

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