Gaocun Town () is a

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Mayang Miao Autonomous County Mayang ( "''Mayang Miao Autonomous County''", ; usually referred to as "''Mayang County''", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. Mayang is loca ...

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. The town is located in the mid-northern region of the county, it was reformed to merge ''Luxikou Township'' (), Liping Township (), ''Gudapo Township'' () and the former ''Gaocun Town'' on November 25, 2015, it has an area of with a population of 104,300 (as of 2015 end). The town was divided into 37 villages and communities in May 2016,麻阳建制村合并情况 (2016-5)
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is at Gaocun.().the area and population of Gaocun Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Baojing County on November 30, 2015, se
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(December 4, 2015) 《湖南省民政厅关于同意麻阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕79号)

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Mayang Miao Autonomous County County seats in Hunan {{Hunan-geo-stub