Yiyang Town (Chinese: 宜阳镇; pinyin: Yíyáng Zhèn) is a historic town and the former county seat of Changning City in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1935[1] and it was divided into 3 subdistricts and ceased to be as a separate town in 2008. It had an area of 67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi) with a population of 67,354 (as of 2000 census). It had 19 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction in 2007.[citation needed]

History

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The town of Yiyang was established in 1935. From 1949 to 1952, it was a part of the first district in Changning County, and Chengguan Town (城关镇) was established in 1953. The town of Chengguan was reorganized as Hongqi People's Commune (红旗人民公社) in 1958 and Chengguan Town was restored in 1961. In May 1995, the town of Chengguan was renamed to Yiyang. Villages of Dali (大立), Wanshou (万寿) and Jinqiao (金桥) from the former Tonghuang Township (桐黄乡), villages of Huxi (虎溪), Tangshan (塘山), Lianhua (莲花) and Huangzhi (黄枝) from Zhengtong Township (正峒乡), villages of Xialian (夏联) and Chajian (茶箭) from Qutan Township (曲潭乡) and villages of Qingshi (青市) and Qushi (曲市) from Yaotang Township (瑶塘乡), the 11 villages were placed under the jurisdiction of Yiyang Town. Its area expanded from 16.51 km2 (6.37 sq mi) to 67.5 km2 (26.1 sq mi).

In 1998, the town had 20 villages under its jurisdiction. In 2000, it was divided into 19 villages and 13 communities, 186 villager's groups and 68 residential groups; there were 25,172 households with a population of 71,758. As of 2000 census, it had a population of 67,354. The town of Yiyang was divided into 3 subdistricts of Peiyuan, Quanfeng and Yiyang in 2008.[2]

Subdivisions

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Dividing the town of Yiyang into 3 subdistricts in 2007
divisions Peiyuan Subdistrict
(培元街道)
Quanfeng Subdistrict
(泉峰街道)
Yiyang Subdistrict
(宜阳街道)
English Chinese English Chinese English Chinese
villages Dali 大立 Xialian 夏联 Wanshou 万寿
Tangshan 塘山 Chajian 茶箭 Songtang 嵩塘
Huxi 虎溪 Qingshi 青市 Songlian 嵩联
Lianhua 莲花 Qushi 曲市 Shizhou 石洲
Liangjiang 两江 Xueqiang 学墙 Donghu 东湖
Huangzhi 黄枝 Lengshui 冷水
Jinqiao 金桥 Nanshi 南市
communities Chengxi 城西 Chengnan 城南 Chengdong 城东
Xishang 西上 Quanfeng 泉峰 Chengbei 城北
Taojiang 桃江 Laodonglu 劳动路 Qunying 群英
Shenglilu 胜利路 Qingyi 青宜
Yidong 宜东
Songyi 嵩宜

References

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  1. ^ according to the Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions (中国行政区划大典) published by the People's Publishing House of Zhejiang (浙江人民出版社) ISBN 7-213-01789-6
  2. ^ the 2000 census population, according to the history of Changning City / 常宁市历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-01-11)