| Xidu | |
| Native Name: | 西渡镇 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
| Coordinates: | 26.9728°N 112.3629°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: | Hengyang County |
| Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
| Seat: | Huaihua Community |
| Parts Type: | Divisions |
| Parts Style: | villages |
| Parts: | 22 villages and 13 communities |
| Area Total Km2: | 152.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 170,351 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Area Code: | 0734 |
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Languages |
| Blank4 Info Sec2: | Standard Chinese, Hengzhou Hunanese |
| Website: | http://xz.hyxnews.com/XD/ |
Xidu Town is a town and the seat of Hengyang County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 152.6km2 with a population of about 170,351 (as of 2010 census). It has 22 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is Huaihua Community .
The name of Xidu Town may have been first recorded in Yuanfeng Jiuyu Zhi (; a geographical book by Wang Cun) in the Northern Song dynasty. It means crossing the river to the west. Going west to Baoqing (modern Shaoyang) from Hengzhou (modern Hengyang) via the Zheng River in the past, it was named after that. It is Located on the western bank of Zheng River. After Hengnan County was reformed from a part of the county of Hengyang, its seat was moved to the town from the north of Hengyang (the modern Shigu District) in July 1952.[1]
The town of Xidu had 61 villages and 9 communities at its establishment in 2015. Its divisions were reduced to 35 from 70 through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, it has 22 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction.