| Meitanba Town | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans | ||||
| Native Name: | 煤炭坝镇 | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Province | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Changsha | ||||
| Subdivision Type3: | County-level city | ||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Ningxiang | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 73.4 | ||||
| Population: | 53,000 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Coordinates: | 28.2428°N 112.3956°W | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan | ||||
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom | ||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan | ||||
| Timezone: | China Standard | ||||
| Utc Offset: | +08:00 | ||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||
| Postal Code: | 410609 | ||||
| Area Code: | 0731 | ||||
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Meitanba is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Yujia'ao Township on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Jinghuapu Township on the east, and Dachengqiao Township and Huilongpu Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 50,567 and an area of .
The town is divided into six villages and one community:
The region abounds with coal.[1]
Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.
China National Highway 319 runs through the town's territory, as do Hunan Provincial Highway 206 (S206;) and three county rural roads. The 1824 Provincial Highway from Jinghuapu Township, running through Meitanba Town to Taojiang County.
Baishi Temple, built during the reign of the Ming dynasty Jiajing Emperor (r. 15211567), is a Buddhist temple in the town destroyed and rebuilt several times.