Lushui, Chaling Explained

Lushui Town
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Native Name:潞水镇
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:Chaling
Area Total Km2:127
Population:32,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:26.9608°N 113.5561°W
Pushpin Map:Hunan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:0733

Lushui is a historic town located in the north of Chaling County, Hunan, China.

As a historic division of Chaling, Lushui Commune was created in 1961 from a part of Dongfeng Commune . The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984, then the township was reorganized as a town in 1992.[1]

Lushui Town was dissolved on November 20, 2015, nine villages of the town were amalgamated to Yaolu Town, the other 3 villages were merged to Sicong Subdistrict .[2] [3] [4]

Subdivisions

The town is divided into 12 villages and 1 community, the following areas: Lushui Community, Datai Village, Nongyuan Village, Shoutuan Village, Tiantu Village, Xiafang Village, Yuanwang Village, Dayuan Village, Shuangguan Village, Jieshi Village, Longxi Village, Miaoshi Village, and Miaoping Village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hn/25326.html . xzqh.org . zh:潞水镇 . zh-cn.
  2. Web site: http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/04/3856449.htm . rednet.cn . zh:《湖南省民政厅关于同意茶陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》 (湘民行发〔2015〕61号) . 2015-12-04.
  3. Web site: http://www.zhuzhouwang.com/2014/0127/265674.shtml . zhuzhouwang.com . zh:茶陵新成立4个街道办事处 . 2014-01-27.
  4. Web site: http://www.chaling.gov.cn/index.php?mod=article&aid=13705 . Chaling County People's Government . zh:《城区及周边乡镇行政区划调整后续工作调度会召开》 . 2014-01-22.