Nanqiao Town (simplified Chinese: 南桥镇; traditional Chinese: 南橋鎮; pinyin: Nanqiao Zhen) was a town in the northeast portion of Liling City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.[1] The town spanned an area of 98.87 square kilometres (38.17 sq mi),[1] and had a population of 40,556 as of 2010.[2]
| Nanqiao 南桥镇 | |
|---|---|
| 1956–2015 | |
| Area | |
• 2005 | 98.87 km2 (38.17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 1996 | 41,000 |
• 2000 | 39,295 |
• 2005 | 41,500 |
• 2010 | 40,556 |
| • Type | Town |
| History | |
• Established | 1956 |
• Disestablished | 2015 |
| Today part of | Litian Baitutan |
Toponymy
editNanqiao was named after the Lanxi Bridge (Chinese: 兰溪桥; pinyin: Lánxī Qiáo), which was located within the town.[1]
History
editUpon the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Nanqiao belonged to Hunan's District 1 (Chinese: 第一区; pinyin: Dì Yī Qū).[1] Nanqiao Township (Chinese: 南桥乡; pinyin: Nánqiáo Xiāng) was established in 1956.[1]
In 1958, Nanqiao Township became the Nanqiao People's Commune (Chinese: 南桥公社; pinyin: Nánqiáo Gōngshè),[1] as part of the establishment of people's communes. Nanqiao was reverted to a township in 1984.[1]
Nanqiao was upgraded to a town in 1995.[1]
In 2015, Nanqiao was abolished, and split between the towns of Litian and Baitutan.[3]
Geography
editNanqiao was located 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the city center of Liling.[1]
Administrative divisions
editBefore abolition
editBefore its abolition in 2015, Nanqiao administered 1 residential community (Chinese: 社区; pinyin: Shèqū) and 15 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Cūn).[4]
Residential communities
editNanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community (Chinese: 南园社区).[4]
Administrative villages
editNanqiao administered the following 15 villages:[4]
- Dongtang Village (Chinese: 东塘村)
- Tongtang Village (Chinese: 潼塘村)
- Jiangtang Village (Chinese: 将塘村)
- Qingshui Village (Chinese: 清水村)
- Nanqiao Village (Chinese: 南桥村)
- Dacaoping Village (Chinese: 大草坪村)
- Xinghu Village (Chinese: 星湖村)
- Yumin Village (Chinese: 裕民村)
- Fengxing Village (Chinese: 凤形村)
- Minglan Village (Chinese: 明兰村)
- Shixi Village (Chinese: 石溪村)
- Hongyuan Village (Chinese: 洪源村)
- Huamai Village (Chinese: 花麦村)
- Xinghuo Village (Chinese: 星火村)
- Xinshu Village (Chinese: 新树村)
After abolition
editUpon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan.[3]
Demographics
editNanqiao had a population of 40,556 per the 2010 Chinese Census,[2] down from an estimated population of 41,500 in 2005.[1] Nanqiao had a population of 39,295 in the 2000 Chinese Census,[2] and about 41,000 per a 1996 estimate.[1]
Transportation
editNational Highway 106 and the Liling-Liuyang railway both ran through Nanqiao.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 南桥镇 [Nanqiao]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b c 醴陵市历史沿革 [Liling Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b 关于醴陵市公安局关于明确区划调整后管辖范围的通知 [Notice on Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau on clarifying the scope of jurisdiction after zoning adjustment]. ll.zzga.gov.cn (in Chinese). Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau. 2016-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ a b c 2015年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（南桥镇） [2015 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Nanqiao)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.