Taohong Explained

Taohong
Native Name:桃洪镇
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Hunan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Coordinates:27.111°N 111.027°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shaoyang
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Longhui County
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Taohong is a town and the seat of Longhui County in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1942[1] and reorganized through the amalgamation of Shimen Township, Yushanpu Town and the former Taohong Town on November 24, 2015.

It is located in the middle part of southern Longhui County, the town is bordered by Hexiangqiao Town and Tantou Town to the north, by Zhouwang Town to the west, by Beishan Town, Shanjie Township and Sangesi Town to the south, by Nanyuemiao Town to the west. The town has an area of 263.69km2 with a population of 202,400 (as of 2015). Through the merging villages and communities in 2016, its subdivisions were reduced to 76 from 139. it has 60 villages and 16 residential communities under its jurisdiction.[2] Its seat is Xinlong Community .[3]

Administrative divisions

Administrative divisions of Taohong Town (2016 - present)[4]
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Changling Community长岭社区Jiulongwan Village九龙湾村
Chashan Community茶山社区Laoyin Village老银村
Dajing Community大井社区Longfu Village龙富村
Hengjiang Community横江社区Maijitang Village迈迹塘村
Heping Community和平社区Moshi Village磨石村
Heyetang Community荷叶塘社区Muliang Village木梁村
Hongtang Community洪塘社区Nanshan Village南山村
Liziyuan Community梨子园社区Nantang Village南塘村
Shuangjing Community双井社区Paitou Village排头村
Taohua Community桃花社区Qili Village七里村
Xinlong Community新隆社区Qilin Village麒麟村
Yongsheng Community永胜社区Qinghuajiang Village青花江村
Yuanli Community院里社区Qinjin Village勤进村
Yushanpu Community雨山铺社区Sanhe Village三和村
Zhushantang Community竹山塘社区Shimen Village石门村
Zixiayuan Community紫霞园社区Shuangchang Village双长村
Baiyaoshan Village白窑山村Shuyuan Village书院村
Baohe Village保和村Taipingzhou Village太平洲村
Bayi Village八一村Tianfu Village天福村
Changfu Village长扶村Tianlong Village天龙村
Datangkeng Village大塘坑村Tongjiang Village铜江村
Dawei Village大为村Tongpenjiang Village铜盆江村
Fulong Village富隆村Tuoxin Village托新村
Furongshan Village芙蓉山村Wanglong Village旺龙村
Gaotian Village高田村Wenchang Village文昌村
Hejing Village合井村Wenming Village文明村
Helong Village合龙村Xinghua Village兴华村
Helongxi Village合龙溪村Xinglong Village兴隆村
Hema Village和码村Xingwang Village兴旺村
Hongxing Village红星村Xisohuitang Village小水塘村
Hualuzhou Village花路洲村Yali Village雅里村
Huamen Village花门村Yanchong Village砚冲村
Huaqiao Village花桥村Yangliu Village杨柳村
Jiangwan Village江湾村Yangzhutang Village杨竹塘村
Jinchang Village井长村Yejia Village叶家村
Jingzhu Village荆枝村Yuanle Village阮乐村
Jinlongshan Village金龙山村Zengjia'ao Village曾家坳村
Jiulong Village九龙村Zhutang Village竹塘村

Notes and References

  1. the history of Taohong 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. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2018/43/05/24/430524100.html . zh:2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:桃洪镇 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2019-02-24 .
  3. According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Longhui County on November 24, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意隆回县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(2015年11月24日 湘民行发〔2015〕74号), see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
  4. through the amalgamation of village-level subdivisions in 2016, the divisions of villages and communities of Taohong Town, see sohu.com (2017-12-28) or longhuiren.com (2017-12-24)