Xidu, Hunan

Xidu
西渡
Town
Xidu
Location of Xidu Town in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°58′22″N 112°21′46″E / 26.9727856544°N 112.3629066315°E / 26.9727856544; 112.3629066315Coordinates: 26°58′22″N 112°21′46″E / 26.9727856544°N 112.3629066315°E / 26.9727856544; 112.3629066315
Country  China
Province Hunan
Prefecture Hengyang
County Hengyang County
Administrative centre Huaihua Community
Divisions 22 villages and 13 communities
Area
 • Total 152.6 km2 (58.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 170,351
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code(s) 0734
Languages Standard Chinese, Hengzhou Hunanese
Website http://xz.hyxnews.com/XD/

Xidu Town (Chinese: 西渡镇; pinyin: xīdù Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Hengyang County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 152.6 km2 (58.9 sq mi) with a population of about 170,351 (as of 2010 census). It has 22 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is Huaihua Community (Chinese: 槐花社区).[1]

History

The name of Xidu Town may have been first recorded in Yuanfeng Jiuyu Zhi (Chinese: 元丰九域志; a geographical book by Wang Cun) in the Northern Song dynasty. It means crossing the river to the west. Going west to Baoqing (modern Shaoyang) from Hengzhou (modern Hengyang) via the Zheng River in the past, it was named after that. It is Located on the western bank of Zheng River. After Hengnan County was reformed from a part of the county of Hengyang, its seat was moved to the town from the north of Hengyang (the modern Shigu District) in July 1952.[2]

Subdivision

The town of Xidu had 61 villages and 9 communities at its establishment in 2015. Its divisions were reduced to 35 from 70 through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, it has 22 villages and 13 communities under its jurisdiction.[3]

22 villages
  • Bao'an Village Chinese: 保安村)
  • Chishui Village Chinese: 赤水村)
  • Doupo Village Chinese: 豆陂村)
  • Duling Village Chinese: 陡岭村)
  • Fuxing Village Chinese: 福星村)
  • Huanglin Village Chinese: 黄林村)
  • Meihua Village Chinese: 梅花村)
  • Meizhu Village Chinese: 梅竹村)
  • Panlong Village Chinese: 盘龙村)
  • Qingjiang Village Chinese: 清江村)
  • Qingli Village Chinese: 青里村)
  • Qingping Village Chinese: 清平村)
  • Qiutang Village Chinese: 秋塘村)
  • Tianxing Village Chinese: 天星村)
  • Tongqiao Village Chinese: 桐桥村)
  • Xianshui Village Chinese: 咸水村)
  • Xianzhongwu Village Chinese: 咸中吾村)
  • Xiaohai Village Chinese: 小海村)
  • Xidu Village Chinese: 西渡村)
  • Xinqiao Village Chinese: 新桥村)
  • Yingnan Village Chinese: 英南村)
  • Zhenxing Village Chinese: 振兴村)
13 communities
  • Bao'an community Chinese: 保安社区)
  • Binjiang Community Chinese: 滨江社区)
  • Chunfeng community Chinese: 春风社区)
  • Haotang Community Chinese: 壕塘社区)
  • Huaihua Community Chinese: 槐花社区)
  • Jiangkou Community Chinese: 江口社区)
  • Jiangshan Community Chinese: 江山社区)
  • Minghan Community Chinese: 明翰社区)
  • Mizi Community Chinese: 米子社区)
  • Sanlian Community Chinese: 三联社区)
  • Yanggu Community Chinese: 阳古社区)
  • Yingpo Community Chinese: 英陂社区)
  • Zhenyang Community Chinese: 蒸阳社区)

References

  1. ↑ profile of Xidu Town / 西渡镇概况 see hyxnews.com
  2. ↑ Origins of names of towns and townships in Hengyang County / 衡阳县各乡镇地名来历 see yxtvg.com or cuncunle.com
  3. ↑ The amalgamation of villages-level divisions of Hengyang County in 2016 / 衡阳县合并村工作全面完成, see yidianzixun.com (2016-6-8) or 360doc.com (2016-08-01)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.