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 |
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 was named after the Lanxi Bridge ( Chinese: 兰溪桥; pinyin: Lánxī Qiáo), which was located within the town. [1]
Upon 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]
Nanqiao was located 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the city center of Liling. [1]
Before 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]
Nanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community ( Chinese: 南园社区). [4]
Nanqiao administered the following 15 villages: [4]
Upon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan. [3]
Nanqiao 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]
National Highway 106 and the Liling-Liuyang railway both ran through Nanqiao. [1]
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 |
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 was named after the Lanxi Bridge ( Chinese: 兰溪桥; pinyin: Lánxī Qiáo), which was located within the town. [1]
Upon 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]
Nanqiao was located 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the city center of Liling. [1]
Before 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]
Nanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community ( Chinese: 南园社区). [4]
Nanqiao administered the following 15 villages: [4]
Upon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan. [3]
Nanqiao 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]
National Highway 106 and the Liling-Liuyang railway both ran through Nanqiao. [1]