Yaopi, Chaling Explained

Yaopi Town
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Native Name:腰陂镇
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hunan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Chaling
Area Total Km2:230
Population:57,600
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:26.8833°N 113.6408°W
Pushpin Map:Hunan
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Hunan
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:0733

Yaopi is a former town in the middle east of Chaling County, Hunan, China.

As a historical division of Chaling, Yaopi Commune was created in 1961 from a part of Dongfeng Commune . The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984, the township was reorganized as a town in 1990. In February 2007, Qidi Township and Hengwu Village of the historic Yaoshui Township were merged to Yaopi Town.[1]

Yaopi Town was dissolved on November 20, 2015, while 24 villages and a community of the town were amalgamated to Yaolu Town . The other three villages were merged to Mijiang Subdistrict .[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hn/25320.html . xzqh.org . zh:腰陂镇 . zh-cn.
  2. Web site: http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2015/12/04/3856449.htm . rednet.cn . zh:《湖南省民政厅关于同意茶陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》 (湘民行发〔2015〕61号) . 2015-12-04.
  3. Web site: http://www.zhuzhouwang.com/2014/0127/265674.shtml . zhuzhouwang.com . zh:茶陵新成立4个街道办事处 . 2014-01-27.
  4. Web site: http://www.chaling.gov.cn/index.php?mod=article&aid=13705 . Chaling County People's Government . zh:《城区及周边乡镇行政区划调整后续工作调度会召开》 . 2014-01-22.