Chenyang Town () is a

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and the

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in the middle western

Chenxi County Chenxi County () is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level City. Located on the north of the province, it is adjacent to the north of the city proper of Huaihua. The county is bordered to t ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Chengjiao'' Township () and the former ''Chenyang Town'' on November 19, 2015. It has an area of with a population of 78,400 (as of the end of 2015). Its

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is at ''Sangmuqiao Community'' ().the area and population of Chenyang Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chenxi County on November 19, 2015, se
rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
《湖南省民政厅关于同意辰溪县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕52号)

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Chenxi County County seats in Hunan {{Hunan-geo-stub