Tangdukou Town Explained

Tangdukou is a town and the seat of Shaoyang County in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1953^[1] and reorganized through the amalgamation of Huangtang Township, Xiatangyun Township and the former Tangdukou Town on November 24, 2015. It is located in the central Shaoyang County, the town is bordered by Xiaoxishi Township to the north, Jiugongqiao Township, Huangjing Township and Xiahuaqiao Town to the east, Baicang Town to the south, Jinchengshi Town and Huangtingshi Town to the west. The town has an area of 246.79km2 with a population of 188,000 (as of 2015). The town was divided into 67 villages and 8 communities in 2015. Its seat is Shiwan Community .^[2]

Notes and References

1. the history of Tangdukou Town, according to the Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions (中国行政区划大典) published by the People's Publishing House of Zhejiang (浙江人民出版社)
2. According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Shaoyang County on November 24, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意邵阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（2015年11月24日 湘民行发〔2015〕75号）, see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)