Longtian, Ningxiang

Longtian Town 龙田镇
Town
Residential buildings in Longtian
Longtian Town Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°01′07″N 111°56′43″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Changsha
County-level city	Ningxiang
Area
• Total	72.5 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation	571 m (1,873 ft)
Population	21,000
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	410629
Area code	0731
Website	www.nxcity.gov.cn/ntz/index.htm
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	龍田鎮
Simplified Chinese	龙田镇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lóngtián Zhèn

Longtian (Chinese: 龙田镇) is a town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Gaoming Township on the west, Xiangzikou Town on the north, Qingshanqiao Town and Shatian Township on the east, and Qixingjie Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 21,805 and an area of 72.5 square kilometres (28.0 sq mi).

Administrative division

The town is divided into five villages and one community, the following areas:

• Longtian Community (龙田社区)
• Yuetang (月塘村)
• Baihua (白花村)
• Qilishan (七里山村)
• Hengling (横岭村)
• Shiwu (石屋村)

Geography

Longtan is a mountainous town with an average elevation of 571-metre (1,873 ft) and a forest coverage rate of 82.6%. There are cherry blossoms in its mountains.

Economy

The region abounds with manganese.

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S311 (311省道) runs southeast to northwest through Qingshanqiao Town and Gaoming Township.

The County Road X104 runs northeast to southwest through the towns of Xiangzikou, Qixingjie and Shatian Township.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)