Tangdukou Town

Tangdukou (Chinese: 塘渡口镇; pinyin: Tángdùkǒu Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Shaoyang County in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1953[1] and reorganized through the amalgamation of Huangtang Township (Chinese: 黄塘乡), Xiatangyun Township (Chinese: 霞塘云乡) and the former Tangdukou Town on November 24, 2015. It is located in the central Shaoyang County, the town is bordered by Xiaoxishi Township (Chinese: 黄荆乡) to the north, Jiugongqiao Township (Chinese: 九公桥镇), Huangjing Township (Chinese: 九公桥镇) and Xiahuaqiao Town (Chinese: 下花桥镇) to the east, Baicang Town to the south, Jinchengshi Town (Chinese: 金称市镇) and Huangtingshi Town (Chinese: 黄亭市镇) to the west. The town has an area of 246.79 km2 (95.29 sq mi) with a population of 188,000 (as of 2015). The town was divided into 67 villages and 8 communities in 2015. Its seat is Shiwan Community (Chinese: 石湾社区).[2]

References
  1. the history of Tangdukou Town, according to the Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions (中国行政区划大典) published by the People's Publishing House of Zhejiang (浙江人民出版社) ISBN 7-213-01789-6
  2. According to the result on Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Shaoyang County on November 24, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意邵阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（2015年11月24日 湘民行发〔2015〕75号）, see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)

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