Huangzhou | |
Native Name: | 晃州镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan |
Coordinates: | 27.3759°N 109.173°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Huaihua |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County |
Established Title2: | Designated (town) |
Established Date2: | 2015 |
Area Total Km2: | 203.17 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 75,600 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 419299 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0745 |
Huangzhou is an urban town and the county seat of Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County in Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,600 and an area of 203.17km2. The seat of local government is at Dadongping Village (Chinese: 大洞坪村).[1]
The town is located in the northwest of the county, it was reformed to merge Xinlong Town (Chinese: 兴隆镇), Fangjiatun Township (Chinese: 方家屯乡), Dawanluo Township (Chinese: 大湾罗乡) and the Huangzhou Town on November 19, 2015. The seat of local government is at Dadongping Village (Chinese: 大洞坪村).[1] [2]
As of 2015, the town is divided into seven communities and 56 villages.[3]
The Wushui River winds through the town.
There are two reservoirs in the town, namely the Yangjia'ao Reservoir and Banxi Reservoir .
There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Lengfengpo (; 663m (2,175feet)); Mount Wanbao (; 636m (2,087feet)); and Mount Gunmapo (; 916.7m (3,007.5feet)).
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.
The town is connected to three highways: the G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway and National Highway G320, both head east to Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County and west to Yuping Dong Autonomous County.[4] And the Provincial Highway S232 passes across the town north to south.[4]
The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway passes across the town northeast to southwest.[4]