Jinzhou, Ningxiang

Jinzhou Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified 金洲镇
 • Traditional 金洲鎮
 • Pinyin Jīnzhōu Zhèn
Jinzhou Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°17′10″N 112°39′14″E / 28.28611°N 112.65389°E / 28.28611; 112.65389Coordinates: 28°17′10″N 112°39′14″E / 28.28611°N 112.65389°E / 28.28611; 112.65389
Country  China
Province Hunan
County Ningxiang City
Area
 • Total 62.1 km2 (24.0 sq mi)
Population 31,000
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 410604
Area code(s) 0731

Jinzhou Town (simplified Chinese: 金洲镇; traditional Chinese: 金洲鎮; pinyin: Jīnzhōu Zhèn) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Shuangjiangkou Town to the northwest, Wushan Subdistrict to the east, Lijingpu Subdistrict to the west, and Xiaduopu Town to the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 27,223 and an area of 62.1 square kilometres (24.0 sq mi). It is home of Jinzhou New Urban Area.

Administrative division

The town is divided into ten villages and one community:

  • Guanshan Community (关山社区)
  • Quanmin Village (全民村)
  • Tongxing Village (同兴村)
  • Pingshi Village (坪石村)
  • Weiqiao Village (沩桥村)
  • Jianlou Village (箭楼村)
  • Yantang Village (颜塘村)
  • Quantang Village (泉塘村)
  • Longqiao Village (龙桥村)
  • Shuangjin Village (双金村)
  • Nanzhou Village (南洲村)

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influential local theater.[1]

Transportation

The Jinzhou Highway (金洲大道) runs from Yutan Subdistrict through Chengjiao Subdistrict, Shuangjiangkou Town and Jinzhou Town to Changsha City in the Yuelu District.[1]

The G5513 Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway runs southeast to Wangcheng District of Changsha, and the northwest through Chengjiao Subdistrict to Heshan District of Yiyang.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
  2. ↑ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. pp. 34–35. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.
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