Anxiang County Explained
| Anxiang County |
| Other Name: | Ansiang |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
| Pushpin Label: | Anxiang |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Hunan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Changde |
| Area Total Km2: | 1087 |
| Population Total: | 427400 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 29.405°N 112.201°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Anxiang County is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The county is located at one of the inflows of Dongting Lake, on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Changde City, and it borders in the north to Gong'an County, in the west to Li County, Jinshi City and Dingcheng District, the south by Nan County, the east by Shishou City. The county has an area of with 602,299 of registered population and 525,619 of permanent resident population (as of 2010 census).[1] It is divided into eight towns and four townships under its jurisdiction. The county seat is Shenliu (Chinese: 深柳镇).
Anxiang was established as Zuotang County in 40 AD, gaining its current name during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.[2]
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hanshou County on November 19, 2015 Hanshou County has eight towns and four townships under its jurisdiction.[3] [4] They are:
- 8 Towns
- Shenliu (Chinese: 深柳镇), county seat
- Huangshantou (Chinese: 黄山头镇)
- Xiayukou (Chinese: 下渔口镇)
- Guandang, Shayang
- Sanchahe (Chinese: 三岔河镇)
- Dajinggang (Chinese: 大鲸港镇)
- Dahukou (Chinese: 大湖口镇)
- Chenjiazui (Chinese: 陈家嘴镇)
- 4 Townships
- Anzhang (Chinese: 安障乡)
- Anquan (Chinese: 安全乡)
- Ankang, Anxiang (Chinese: 安康乡)
- Anfeng, Anxiang (Chinese: 安丰乡)
Famous residents
- Fan Zhongyan (989 – 1052), writer
- Yin Keng (阴铿, 511－563), writer
Notes and References
- Web site: About population of Anxiang (2010 Census) . 2016-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161231080235/http://tjj.anxiang.gov.cn/art/2012/5/31/art_1889_35756.html . 2016-12-31 . dead .
- Web site: 安乡概况.
- The township-level administrative divisions of Anxiang County: According to Web site: result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Anxiang County on 19 November 2015 . http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/04/3856315.htm . rednet.cn . zh:(湘民行发〔2015〕47号): 湖南省民政厅关于同意安乡县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 . 2015-12-04 ., also see Web site: http://hn.people.com.cn/n/2015/1208/c195194-27267598-4.html . people.com . zh:湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 . 2015-12-08 . 2016-12-30 . 2017-04-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170407040706/http://hn.people.com.cn/n/2015/1208/c195194-27267598-4.html . dead . or Web site: http://news.xinhuanet.com/house/cs/2015-12/08/c_1117386721.htm . xinhuanet.com . zh:湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 . 2015-12-08 .
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2016/43/07/430721.html . zh:2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：安乡县 . 2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Anxiang County . . 2016 . 19 June 2018 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 430721100000 深柳镇 430721101000 大鲸港镇 430721102000 黄山头镇 430721103000 三岔河镇 430721104000 官垱镇 430721105000 下渔口镇 430721106000 陈家嘴镇 430721108000 大湖口镇 430721201000 安障乡 430721205000 安全乡 430721208000 安丰乡 430721210000.
