Mishui Explained

Mishui
Native Name:洣水镇
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Coordinates:26.3585°N 112.9551°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Hengyang
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Hengdong County
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Parts Type:Divisions
Parts Style:villages and communities
Parts:20 villages and 8 communities
Area Total Km2:52
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:150,000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Area Code:0734
Blank4 Name Sec2:Languages
Blank4 Info Sec2:Standard Chinese and Hengzhou dialect

Mishui Town is a town and the seat of Hengdong County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 131.8km2 with a household population of 150,000 (as of 2017). The town of Mishui has 20 villages and 8 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is Yinbin Community .

History

The town of Mishui was organized through the merger of the former Chengguan Town, Tazhuang Township and Zhenzhu Township and named after the river of Mishui on November 18, 2015.

Chengguan Town

Chengguan Town was reorganized in 1984 from the former Chenguan Commune formed in 1966, it is the southwestern part of the present Mishui Town. The town had an area of 30.9km2 with a population of 55,556 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 6 communities of Binjiang (滨江), Dutou (渡头), Jiantou (枧头), Xingdong (兴东), Yangshan (杨山) and Yingbin (迎宾), and 9 villages of Dadian (大甸), Dutouping (渡头坪), Jin'e (金鹅), Jinhua (金花), Jinyan (金堰), Queqiao (鹤桥), Xinhe (新鹤), Yuetang (月塘) and Yuexiao (岳宵).

Tazhuang Township

Tazhuang Township was formed in 1956 and it is the southeastern part of the present Mishui Town. It had an area of 44km2 with a population of 13,959 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 16 villages of Datang (Chinese: 大塘村), Datuo (Chinese: 大托村), Fenglin (Chinese: 丰林村), Fenglong (Chinese: 丰垅村), Huayuan (Chinese: 花园村), Jingming (Chinese: 荆茗村), Langshan (Chinese: 朗山村), Minggang (Chinese: 茗岗村), Mulin (Chinese: 木林村), Shanglang (Chinese: 上朗村), Tazhuang (Chinese: 踏庄村), Tongxiao (Chinese: 桐宵村), Xiannan (Chinese: 仙南村), Zhengping (Chinese: 正坪村), Zhonglang (Chinese: 中朗村) and Zhongsen (Chinese: 中森村).

Zhenzhu Township

Zhenzhu Township was a part of Bailian Township in 1950 and formed in 1956, it is the northern part of the present Mishui Town. The township had an area of 57km2 with a population of 16,906 (as of 2010 census),[1] it was divided into 18 villages of Beichong (Chinese: 北冲村), Dajiang (Chinese: 大江村), Danantang (Chinese: 大南塘村), Dawu (Chinese: 大乌村), Futong (Chinese: 富塘村), Huangzitang (Chinese: 黄梓堂村), Lingyan (Chinese: 岭岩村), Shanchong (Chinese: 山冲村), Shijiang (Chinese: 石江村), Shitou (Chinese: 石头村), Shuangfeng (Chinese: 双凤村), Tongsheng (Chinese: 同升村), Xiaojiang (Chinese: 小江村), Xiaoshan (Chinese: 小山村), Xiaowu (Chinese: 小乌村), Xinkai (Chinese: 新开村), Yinxiang (Chinese: 印湘村) and Zhenzhu (Chinese: 珍珠村).[2]

Geography

The town of Mishui is located in the northern middle part of Hengdong County. It is bordered by towns of Bailian and Yangqiao to the northeast, Ganxi Town to the southeast, Wuji Town to the south and southwest, Xintang Town to the northwest, Shiwan Town to the north. It covers an area of 131.8km2.

Subdivisions

Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions was reduced to 28 from 49.[3]

8 communities
20 villages

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: zh:衡东县历史沿革 . http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hn/15796.html . XZQH.org.
  2. Book: Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions . zh:中国行政区划大典 . Chinese: 浙江人民出版社 [People's Publishing House of Zhejiang] . 7-213-01789-6.
  3. Web site: zh:2016年湖南省行政区划代码 . http://www.hntj.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/201707/t20170731_4322219.html . Hunan Bureau of Statistics . zh-cn.
  4. Book: People from Hunan in 20th century . zh:二十世纪湖南人物 . Chinese: 湖南人民出版社 [People's Publishing House of Hunan] . October 2001 . 9787543827752.