Diling Township

Diling Township
地灵乡
Township
Diling Township is located in Hunan
Diling Township
Diling Township
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°43′40″N 109°35′41″E / 26.72778°N 109.59472°E / 26.72778; 109.59472
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityHuaihua
CountyHuitong County
Incorporated (township)1956
Area
 • Total
87.1 km2 (33.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
10,174
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
418307
Area code0745
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese地灵乡
Traditional Chinese地靈鄉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìlíng Xiāng

Diling Township (Chinese: 地灵乡) is a township in Huitong County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 10,174 and an area of 87.1-square-kilometre (33.6 sq mi).[1]

Administrative division

As of 2021, the township is divided into seven villages:

  • Diling (地灵村)
  • Yaojia (姚家村)
  • Dapo (大坡村)
  • Jiangbian (江边村)
  • Tuanjie (团结村)
  • Cengxi (层溪村)
  • Qiaochong (桥冲村)

History

During the Republic of China, it was known as Guangping Township (广坪乡).[2][3]

After the establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the 5th District of Huitong County.[3] In June 1956. Diling Township was set up.[3] Two years later, it was renamed Guangping People's Commune (广坪人民公社) and soon renamed again Diling People's Commune (地灵人民公社) in March 1961.[3] In May 1984 it reverted to its former name of Diling Township.[3]

Geography

The township lies at the southwest of Huitong County, bordering Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County to the west, Guangping Town to the south, Aoshang Town to the north, and Dabaozi Town to the east.[1]

The highest point in the township is Mount Hunaopo (虎脑坡), which, at 808 metres (2,651 ft) above sea level.[1] The lowest point is Jiangkoutang (江口塘), which, at 208 metres (682 ft) above sea level.[1]

The Diling River (地灵河) flows through the township south to north.[1]

Economy

The principal industries in the area are agriculture and forestry.[4][5]

Demographics

As of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 10174.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2011 9,871—    
2018 10,093+2.2%
2019 10,174+0.8%
Source: [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Li Liguo, Yu Changming & Duan Linyi 2015, pp. 2840–2841.
  2. ^ Wu, Xianqing 2012, p. 34.
  3. ^ a b c d e Wu, Xianqing 2012, pp. 20–21.
  4. ^ Zhou Jia (周佳); Li Ziping (李紫平) (26 December 2018). 一曲高亢的脱贫壮歌—— 怀化市脱贫攻坚纪实. hunan.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ Wang Yizheng (王义正) (16 December 2022). 会同县：“林权贷”升级，让“青山”成“金山”. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ National Bureau of Statistics of China, ed. (2021). 中国县域统计年鉴·2020 [China County Statistical Yearbook in 2020] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Statistical Publishing House. p. 380. ISBN 9787503794735.

Bibliography

  • Wu, Xianqing, ed. (2012). 会同县概况 [General Situation of Huitong County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-12473-2.
  • Li Liguo; Yu Changming; Duan Linyi, eds. (2015). 中华人民共和国政区大典湖南省卷 [Volume of Hunan of the Encyclopedia of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Social Publishing House. ISBN 9787508748160.