Yaopi (Chinese: 腰陂镇; pinyin: Yāopí Zhèn) is a former town in the middle east of Chaling County, Hunan, China.
Yaopi Town
腰陂镇 | |
|---|---|
  Yaopi Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°53′00″N 113°38′27″E / 26.88333°N 113.64083°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhuzhou |
| County | Chaling |
| Area | |
• Total | 230 km2 (90 sq mi) |
| Population | 57,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0733 |
As a historical division of Chaling, Yaopi Commune (腰陂公社) was created in 1961 from a part of Dongfeng Commune (东风公社). The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984, the township was reorganized as a town in 1990. In February 2007, Qidi Township (七地乡) and Hengwu Village (横屋村) of the historic Yaoshui Township (尧水乡) 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 (腰潞镇). The other three villages were merged to Mijiang Subdistrict (洣江街道).[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ 腰陂镇 (in Chinese (China)). xzqh.org.
- ^ 《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). rednet.cn. 2015-12-04.
- ^ 茶陵新成立4个街道办事处. zhuzhouwang.com. 2014-01-27.
- ^ 《城区及周边乡镇行政区划调整后续工作调度会召开》. Chaling County People's Government. 2014-01-22.