Town in Hunan, China
Yanglinjie (Chinese: 杨林街镇; pinyin: yánglínjiē Zhèn) is a town of Yueyang County in Hunan, China. It was reorganized as a town from the former township of Yanglin (Chinese: 杨林乡) on November 17, 2017, the town has an area of 85.96 km2 (33.19 sq mi) with a population of 35,800 (as of 2017). Through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, its divisions were reduced to eight villages from 25 villages, its seat is Chengshanzhou (Chinese: 城山舟).[1]
History
The township of Yanglin existed in the late period of Mingguo (1940s), it was a part of Tieshan Township (Chinese: 铁山乡) in 1949 and of Tieshan Commune (Chinese: 铁山公社) in 1958. It was incorporated as a commune from part of Tieshan in 1961. The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984.[2]
In 1995, Lantian Township (Chinese: 兰田乡) was merged to it, the township of Yanglin had an area of 86 km2 (33 sq mi) with a population of 31,000 (as of 1995), it had 25 villages,[2] its villages of 25 were amalgamated to eight in 2016. Yanglin Township was reorganized as the town of Yanglinjie on November 17, 2017.
Subdivisions
| Subdivisions of Yanglinjie Town (2016–present)[1]
|
| villages
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former villages
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| English |
Chinese |
English |
Chinese
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| Chengshanzhou
|
城山舟
|
Chengshan |
城山
|
| Heping |
和平
|
| Litang |
立塘
|
| Guqiao
|
姑桥
|
Guqiao |
姑桥
|
| Mabang |
马塝
|
| Qintian |
琴田
|
| Huaguoyuan
|
花果园
|
Shentang |
沈塘
|
| Silong |
四龙
|
| Lanze
|
兰泽
|
Baishui |
白水
|
| Fuchong |
福冲
|
| Lanze |
兰泽
|
| Shangshu
|
尚书
|
Hongyang |
红阳
|
| Shapo |
沙陂
|
| Zhangping |
张坪
|
| Wang'an
|
王安
|
Juyun |
聚云
|
| Lantian |
兰田
|
| Luchu |
鲁楚
|
| Wang'an |
王安
|
| Xiyuan
|
溪源
|
Bengshan |
崩山
|
| Gutai |
谷太
|
| Xiyuan |
西源
|
| Yanglinjie
|
杨林街
|
Baini |
白泥
|
| Fuchao |
付朝
|
| Longtan |
龙潭
|
| Yanglin |
杨林
|
References
29°6′24″N 113°23′20″E / 29.10667°N 113.38889°E / 29.10667; 113.38889