Lingxi | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Yongshun |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Pushpin Map: | Hunan#China |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Lingxi is a town of Yongshun County, Hunan Province, China, and also the seat of Yongshun County, Hunan, China.
Located in the central land of the county, the town was reformed by merging the former Lingxi Town and other four townships in which including Shaoha, Daba, Fuzhi and Diaojing on November 30, 2015. It has an area of 622.83km2 with a population of 130,900 (as of November, 2015). The town is divided into 45 villages and 12 communities.[1] Its seat is Chengbei Community (Chinese: 城北社区).[2]
Lingxi Town stands in the drainage basin of Lingxi River, it is named after the river. The river is the upper reaches of Niulu River, the largest tributary of Mengdong River, and Mengdong River is the largest tributary of You River.[3]