| Pingle Township | |
| Translit Lang1: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Simplified |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | 平乐乡 |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Traditional |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | 平樂鄉 |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Pinyin |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Pingle Xiang |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Yanling County |
| Area Total Km2: | 82 |
| Population: | 15,300 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 26.1703°N 113.8267°W |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 0733 |
Pingle is a historic township located in the southern east of Yanling County, Hunan, China. The township had 8 villages under its jurisdiction with an area of 82km2, as of 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,323, its administrative centre was at Maoping Village (茅坪).[1]
As a historic division of Yanling, Pingle was originally a part of Dingzhi Township (定治乡) in 1949, the 7th county-controlled district in 1950, Pingle Township (平乐乡) in 1956 and Xingfu Commune (幸福公社) in 1958. Derived from a part of Xingfu Commune, Pingle Commune was created in 1961. it was reorganized as a township in 1984. On November 20, 2015, Pingle, Zhongcun and Longzha three townships were merged to create the new Zhongcun Yao Ethnic Township.[2]
The township is divided into 8 villages: Maoping Village, Lefu Village, Mianying Village, Dongping Village, Dongzi Village, Qingshan Village, Jingshan Village, and Xinshan Village.