Taojiang County () is a
county
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in the
Province
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of
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...
, China, it is under the administration of
Yiyang Prefecture-level City.
Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by
Hanshou County
Hanshou County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Changde prefecture-city. The County is located on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Changde City, it borders to the north and the west by D ...
and
Dingcheng District
Dingcheng District () is one of two urban districts in Changde City, Hunan Province
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of
Changde City, to the east by
Ziyang
Ziyang () prefecture-level city in eastern Sichuan province, China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Chengdu to the northwest, Deyang to the north, Suining to the northeast, Chongqing municipality to the east, and Neijiang to the wes ...
and
Heshan Districts, to the south by
Ningxiang County
Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of ...
, to the west by
Anhua County
Anhua County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City.
Located in the north-central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Dingcheng District of Cha ...
. Taojiang County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 888,400 and a permanent resident population of 792,300.
[the population of Taojiang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Taojiang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (桃江县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报)]
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/ref> The county has 12 towns
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and 3 townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
under its jurisdiction, the county seat
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is Taohuajiang
Taohuajiang Town () is a town and the seat of Taojiang County in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Huaguoshan Township'' (), ''Niutanhe Township'' () and the former ''Taohuajiang Town'' in 2005. The town is located in the ...
().
Administrative divisions
According to the result on adjustment of township-level divisions of Taojiang County in 2005, Taojiang County has 15 township-level divisions under its jurisdiction; and Zhanxi Township was renamed as Zhanxi Town in 2011, Taojiang County has 12 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction.[the divisions of Taojiang County, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Taojiang County in 2004 and 2011 - 《桃江县2005年与2011年乡镇区划调整方案》, se]
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;12 Towns
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* Daligang
Daligang Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province
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* Huishangang
Huishangang Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 35 village
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()
* Lucidu
Lucidu Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 15 villages and 1 community
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()
* Majitang
Majitang Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 27 villages and 1 community
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()
* Niutian, Taojiang
Niutian Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 15 villages and 1 community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with comm ...
()
* Santangjie
Santangjie Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 18 villages and 1 community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with ...
()
* Shiniujiang
Shiniujiang Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 15 villages and 1 community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with c ...
()
* Songmutang
Songmutang Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 16 village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a haml ...
()
* Taohuajiang
Taohuajiang Town () is a town and the seat of Taojiang County in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Huaguoshan Township'' (), ''Niutanhe Township'' () and the former ''Taohuajiang Town'' in 2005. The town is located in the ...
()
* Wutan, Taojiang
Wutan Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 28 villages and 1 community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with comm ...
()
* Xiushan, Taojiang
Xiushan Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 11 villages and 2 communities
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()
* Zhanxi, Taojiang
Zhanxi Town () is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
Zhanxi is divided into ten village
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(): Zhanxi Township () was renamed Zhanxi Town of the present name () in 2011.
;3 Townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
* Fuqiushan
Fuqiushan Township () is a rural township in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The township is divided into 20 village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger ...
()
* Gaoqiao, Taojiang ()
* Zhabu, Taojiang
Zhabu Hui Ethnic Township () is a rural ethnic township in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative division
The township is divided into 9 villages and 1 community
A community is a social unit (a group o ...
()
Climate
References
External links
County-level divisions of Hunan
Geography of Yiyang
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