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Lingxi, Yongshun

Coordinates: 29°0′16″N 109°50′53″E / 29.00444°N 109.84806°E / 29.00444; 109.84806
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Lingxi
灵溪镇
Lingxi is located in Hunan
Lingxi
Lingxi
Location in Hunan
Lingxi is located in China
Lingxi
Lingxi
Lingxi (China)
Coordinates: 29°0′16″N 109°50′53″E / 29.00444°N 109.84806°E / 29.00444; 109.84806
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityXiangxi
County Yongshun
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Lingxi (Chinese: 灵溪镇; pinyin: língxī zhèn) is a town of Yongshun County, Hunan Province, China, and also the seat of Yongshun County, Hunan, China.

History

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Located in the central land of the county, the town was reformed by merging the former Lingxi Town and other four townships in which including Shaoha (Chinese: 勺哈), Daba (Chinese: 大坝), Fuzhi (Chinese: 抚志) and Diaojing (Chinese: 吊井) on November 30, 2015. It has an area of 622.83 square kilometres (240.48 sq mi) with a population of 130,900 (as of November, 2015).[1] The town is divided into 45 villages and 12 communities.[2] Its seat is Chengbei Community (城北社区).[1]

Etymology

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Lingxi Town stands in the drainage basin of Lingxi River, it is named after the river. The river is the upper reaches of Niulu River (Chinese: 牛路河), the largest tributary of Mengdong River (Chinese: 猛洞河), and Mengdong River is the largest tributary of You River.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b the divisions of Yongshun County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yongshun County on November 30, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意永顺县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕113号): rednet.cn or 112seo.com
  2. ^ 永顺县人民政府办公室 (永政函〔2016〕73号) (08-Jun-16) - 永顺县人民政府关于乡镇建制村合并调整方案的批复, see ysx.gov.cn
  3. ^ About Yongshun County - 永顺概况: ysxww.cn (17-Jan-12), hnysgt.gov.cn (02-May-15) Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, 59706.com