Li County, Hunan Explained
| Li County |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
| Pushpin Label: | Lixian |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location 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: | 2075 |
| Population Total: | 721900 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 29.699°N 111.646°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Li County, or Lixian is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changde. The County is located on the north in Hunan Province, it borders to the north by Songzi City and Gong'an County of Hubei Province, the east by Anxiang County, the south by Jinshi City and Linli County, the west by Shimen County, it has an area of with 919,500 of registered population (as of 2015), It is divided into 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Liyang Subdistrict (Chinese: 澧阳街道).[1]
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Li County, Hunan on November 23, 2015, Li County has 15 towns and four subdistricts under its jurisdiction.[2] [3] they are:
- 15 towns
- Fuxing, Li County (Chinese: 复兴镇)
- Ganxitan (Chinese: 甘溪滩镇)
- Guanyuan, Li County (Chinese: 官垸镇)
- Huolianpo (Chinese: 火连坡镇)
- Jinluo, Li County (Chinese: 金罗镇)
- Linan, Li County (Chinese: 澧南镇)
- Matoupu, Li County (Chinese: 码头铺镇)
- Mengxi, Li County (Chinese: 梦溪镇)
- Rudong, Li County (Chinese: 如东镇)
- Wangjiachang (Chinese: 王家厂镇)
- Xiaodukou (Chinese: 小渡口镇)
- Yanjing, Li County (Chinese: 盐井镇)
- 4 Subdistricts
Famous Sights
Chengtoushan Site (Chinese: 城头山): Chengtoushan is an prehistoric site which located in the village of Lanyue in the township of Chexi.[4] This site is situated on a small plateau-like feature in the landscape, two or three meters above the surrounding area. The local villagers call it Pingtoushan("Flat Top Hill"). It has also been known for generations as the location of an ancient walled site.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.li-xian.gov.cn/zj/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=26341 . About li County . zh:澧县概况概况 . Li County People's Government.
- Township-level administrative divisions of Li County: According to Web site: result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Li County on 23 November 2015 . http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/04/3856469.htm . rednet.cn . zh:(湘民行发〔2015〕67号): 湖南省民政厅关于同意澧县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 . 2015-12-04 . 2016-12-30 . 2016-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230160647/http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/04/3856469.htm . dead ., also see Web site: http://hn.people.com.cn/n/2015/1208/c195194-27267598-4.html . people.com Hunan . 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: 2016年统计用区划代码.
- News: 城头山在呼唤_文化频道_凤凰网 . 2 May 2024 . culture.ifeng.com.
- Excavations at Chengtoushan in Li County, Hunan Province, China. 10.7152/bippa.v18i0.11704. 1999. He. Jiejun. Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association. 18.
- News: 城头山，中国最古老的城-光明日报-光明网 . 2 May 2024 . epaper.gmw.cn.
