Hanchang Town

Hanchang Town (Chinese: 汉昌镇; pinyin: Hànchāng Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Pingjiang in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) and Dongyuan Township (Chinese: 东源乡) in 1995.[1] The town is located in the centre of the western Pingjiang County, it is bordered by Sanyang Township (Chinese: 三阳乡) to the south and south east, Meixian Town (Chinese: 梅仙镇) to the north east, Wengjiang Town (Chinese: 瓮江镇) to the north west and west. The town has an area of 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) with a population of 96,121 (as of 2010 census[2]). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016,[3] the town has 14 villages and 16 communities under its jurisdiction,[4] Its seat is Jingfuping Community (Chinese: 景福坪社区).[5]

History

Hanchang is an ancient town with a history of more than one thousand years. Hanchang Town was established in 1935, it took the name of the ancient Hanchang County (Chinese: 汉昌县), the seat of the ancient Changjiang County (Chinese: 昌江县) was transferred to the place (Heling (Chinese: 鹤岭) of historic name) in 809 AD (Tang dynasty). Changjiang County was renamed to the present name of Pingjiang County in 923 AD, from then on, it has been the county seat of Pingjiang.

After its establishment in 1935, its name went through several revisions. It was renamed as Chengguan District (Chinese: 城关区) in June 1950, as Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) in December 1950, as Penghuang Commune (Chinese: 彭黄公社) in September 1958, as Chengguan Commune (Chinese: 城关公社) in 1959, as Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) in 1961. It was once again reformed as Hanchang Town through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town and Dongyuan Township and named after the historical name in 1995.[1]

Administrative divisions
Administrative Divisions of Hanchang Town[4]
14 villages 16 communities
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Beicheng Village北城村Baihuatai Community百花台社区
Beifu Village北附村Bitan Community碧潭社区
Beiyuan Village北源村Fouqiaojie Community浮桥街社区
Chengdong Village城东村Huaqiao Community画桥社区
Chengping Village城坪村Jingfuping Community景福坪社区
Chengtan Village澄潭村Jingkan Community井墈社区
Chengxi Village城西村Jinhua Community金华社区
Chengxin Village城新村Minjianlu Community民建路社区
Fengshu Village枫树村Pingshang Community坪上社区
Sanwangchong Village三望冲村Qiming Community启明社区
Sanyang Village三阳村Shoujiaping Community首家坪社区
Sima Village驷马村Shuyuan Community书院社区
Tianyue Village天岳村Siqian Community寺前社区
Yingrui Village迎瑞村Sizhulu Community四柱路社区
Tongjialing Community童家岭社区
Yuechitang Community月池塘社区

Amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016
a village and 7 communities reorganized through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016[4][3]
the present name the amalgamation in 2016
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Chengxin Village城新村 organized through the amalgamation of Sifangtang Village and Chengjiao Villae四方塘村, 城新村
Huaqiao Community画桥社区organized through the amalgamation of Chengjiao Village and the former Huaqiao Community城郊村, 画桥社区
Jingfuping Community景福坪社区Nanjie Community renamed南街社区改名
Jingkan Community井墈社区reorganized the former Jinkan Village井墈村改
Jinhua Community金华社区Beijie Community renamed北街社区改名
Minjianlu Community民建路社区Dongjie Community renamed东街社区改名
Shoujiaping Community首家坪社区organized through the amalgamation of Gucheng Village and the former Shoujiaping Community首家坪社区, 古城村并入
Yuechitang Community月池塘社区Xijie Community renamed西街社区改名

References
  1. the History of Pingjiang County / 平江县历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-02-04)
  2. the population of 2010 census in Hanchang Town (Chengguan Town / Chinese: 城关镇), according to the History of Pingjiang County / 平江县历史沿革, see xzqh.org (2016-02-04)
  3. completion on amalgamation of village-level divisions in Pingjiang County / 平江县并村工作全面完成, see yueyang.gov (2016-05-31)
  4. the Township-level and Village-level Divisions of Pingjiang County (2017), according to the Names of Township-level and Village-level Divisions in Pingjiang County / 平江县乡镇村居委会行政区划名称, see pingjiang.gov (2017-03-02)
  5. About Hanchang Town / 汉昌镇 see cn.zhsho
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