Nanqiao, Liling

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
 • TypeTown
History 
• Established
1956
• Disestablished
2015
Today part ofLitian
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]

Toponymy

Nanqiao was named after the Lanxi Bridge (Chinese: 兰溪桥; pinyin: Lánxī Qiáo), which was located within the town.[1]

History

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]

Geography

Nanqiao was located 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the city center of Liling.[1]

Administrative divisions

Before abolition

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]

Residential communities

Nanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community (Chinese: 南园社区).[4]

Administrative villages

Nanqiao administered the following 15 villages:[4]

  • Dongtang Village (Chinese: 东塘村)
  • Tongtang Village (Chinese: 潼塘村)
  • Jiangtang Village (Chinese: 将塘村)
  • Qingshui Village (Chinese: 清水村)
  • Nanqiao Village (Chinese: 南桥村)
  • Dacaoping Village (Chinese: 大草坪村)
  • Xinghu Village (Chinese: 星湖村)
  • Yumin Village (Chinese: 裕民村)
  • Fengxing Village (Chinese: 凤形村)
  • Minglan Village (Chinese: 明兰村)
  • Shixi Village (Chinese: 石溪村)
  • Hongyuan Village (Chinese: 洪源村)
  • Huamai Village (Chinese: 花麦村)
  • Xinghuo Village (Chinese: 星火村)
  • Xinshu Village (Chinese: 新树村)

After abolition

Upon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan.[3]

Demographics

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]

Transportation

National Highway 106 and the Liling-Liuyang railway [zh] both ran through Nanqiao.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 南桥镇 [Nanqiao]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  2. ^ a b c 醴陵市历史沿革 [Liling Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  3. ^ a b 关于醴陵市公安局关于明确区划调整后管辖范围的通知 [Notice on Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau on clarifying the scope of jurisdiction after zoning adjustment]. ll.zzga.gov.cn (in Chinese). Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau. 2016-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  4. ^ a b c 2015年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（南桥镇） [2015 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Nanqiao)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.


27°51′16″N 113°40′24″E / 27.8545°N 113.6732°E / 27.8545; 113.6732