Longquan, Xintian

Longquan
龙泉镇
Longquan
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 25°54′26″N 112°13′00″E / 25.90722°N 112.21667°E / 25.90722; 112.21667
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityYongzhou
CountyXintian County
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Longquan Town (Chinese: 龙泉镇; pinyin: Lóngquán Zhèn) is a town and the county seat in the central Xintian County, Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of 28 villages of 6 towns and townships to it on November 20, 2015.[1] It has an area of 203.49 km2 (78.57 sq mi) with a population of 118,600 (as of 2015 end). Its seat is at Zhongshan Community (Chinese: 中山社区).[2]

References

  1. ^ On November 20, 2015, 4 villages of the former Lianhua Township (Chinese: 莲花乡), 3 villages of Dapingtang Town (Chinese: 大坪塘镇), 3 villages of the former Maojia Township (Chinese: 茂家乡), 12 villages of the former Maoli Township (Chinese: 毛里乡), 5 villages of the former Lengshuijing Township (Chinese: 冷水井乡) and Liufangqiao Village (Chinese: 流芳桥村) of Jicun Town (Chinese: 骥村镇) were merged to Longquan Town.
  2. ^ the area and population of Longquan Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xintian County on November 20, 2015, see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015) 《湖南省民政厅关于同意新田县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕54号)