Yongxiang | |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Native Name: | 永乡镇 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Shaanxi |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Yan'an |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name3: | Luochuan County |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China |
Coordinates: | 35.8192°N 109.4928°W |
Area Total Km2: | 171.28 |
Population Total: | 23754 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Yongxiang is a town in Luochuan County, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China.[1] The town is located 10km (10miles) to the northwest of the county's urban center.[2] Yongxiang spans an area of 171.28km2, and has a hukou population of 23,754 as of 2018.[3]
In August 1937, the was held in Fengjia Village,[4] which is located in present-day Yongxiang.[5]
In 1961, the Yongxiang People's Commune was established. In 1984, Yongxiang was changed from a people's commune to a township.
The town of Yongxiang was formed in 2015 as a merger between Yong Township and .[6]
Yongxiang administers 26 administrative villages.
, Yongxiang has a hukou population of 23,754.
In the 2010 Chinese census, the two townships that now comprise Yongxiang, Yong Township and, had a population of 12,293 and 9,286, respectively. Previously, in the 2000 Chinese census, these townships had populations of 13,257 and 8,524, respectively.
National Highway 210 passes through the town.