Shuangfeng County () is a
county
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in
Hunan Province
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, China. It is under the administration of
Loudi prefecture-level City.
Located on the east central part of the province, it is adjacent to the southeast of the city proper of Loudi. The county is bordered to the north and northeast by
Xiangxiang City, to the southeast by
Xiangtan
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and
Hengshan Counties, to the south by
Hengyang County, to the southwest by
Shaodong County, and to the northwest by
Lianyuan City and
Louxing District. Shuangfeng County covers an area of , and as of the
2010 census, it had a registered population of 941,792 and a resident population of 854,555.
[the population of Shuangfeng County in 2010 census, according to the ''Major data communique on 2010 Census of Shuangfeng County'' - 《双峰县第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》]
/ref> The county has 12 towns of China, towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat
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is Yongfeng ().
History
The county of Shuangfeng was formed from the south western portion of ''Xiangxiang County'' in January 1952, named after the ''Shuangfeng Mountain'' (). At its establishment, it was a county of ''Yiyang Prefecture'' (), it was transferred to ''Shaoyang Prefecture'' () in December 1952. ''Lianyuan Prefecture'' () was formed from a portion of ''Shaoyang Prefecture'' () in September 1977, it became a county of ''Lianyuan Prefecture''. The prefecture of Lianyuan was renamed to Loudi () in 1982, the prefecture of Loudi was reorganized as the prefecture-level city of Loudi (), the county of Shuangfeng is under the administration of Loudi City.
[the history of Shuangfeng, 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) ]
Shexingshan Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. The county of Shuangfeng covers an area of with a population of 894,000 (as of 2017). It has 12 towns and 3 townships under jurisdiction.[湖南省民政厅 湘民行发〔2017〕2号 se]
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Climate
Subdivisions
Shexingshan Town was transferred to Louxing District on January 24, 2017. It has 12 towns and townships.Yintang
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()
Education
* Shuangfeng County No. 1 High School
Tourism
Shuangfeng County is home to the Former Residence of Zeng Guofan.
Notable people
* Deng Qidong, geologist.
* Ge Jianhao (), scientist.
* Jiang Wan
Jiang Wan (died November or December 246), courtesy name Gongyan, was a Chinese military general, politician, and regent
of the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Jiang Wan initially se ...
, politician.
* Qiu Jin, revolutionist.
* Tang Qunying, revolutionist.
* Wang Caozhi (), revolutionist.
* Xiang Jingyu, revolutionist.
* Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan, Marquis Yiyong (; 26 November 1811 – 12 March 1872), birth name Zeng Zicheng, courtesy name Bohan (), was a Chinese statesman and military general of the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for raising and organizing the Xiang ...
, statesman, military general, and Confucian
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scholar of the late Qing dynasty
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.
External links
Official website
References
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County-level divisions of Hunan