Guangping, Huitong County

Guangping 广坪镇
Town
Guangping Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°47′09″N 109°37′26″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Huaihua
County	Huitong County
Designated (town)	1995
Area
• Total	134.03 km^2 (51.75 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	22,594
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	418307
Area code	0745
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	广坪镇
Traditional Chinese	廣坪鎮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guǎngpíng Zhèn

Guangping (Chinese: 广坪镇) is a town in Huitong County, Hunan, China.[1][2] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 22,594 and an area of 134.03-square-kilometre (51.75 sq mi).[1]

Administrative division

As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and twelve villages:

• Linyuan Community (林源社区)
• Tielutou (铁炉头村)
• Jilang (吉朗村)
• Yangjiadu (杨家渡村)
• Guangping (广坪村)
• Longkong (龙孔村)
• Shijia (石家村)
• Suxikou (苏溪口村)
• Xilou (西楼村)
• Yangjiaoping (羊角坪村)
• Haopiping (蒿圮坪村)
• Meshao (么哨村)
• Guangmu (广木村)

History

It was known as Guangping Township during the Republic of China.[3]

After the establishment of the Communist State, in April 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the 5th District of Huitong County.[3] In May 1955 it was renamed Guangping District (广坪区) and soon reverted to its former name of Guangping Township in June 1956.[3] In October 1958, it was changed to Guangping People's Commune (广坪人民公社) and reverted to Guangping Township in May 1984.[3] In October 1995 it was upgraded to a town.[3][2]

Geography

The town is located in the southwest of Huitong County.[1] It shares a border with Tianzhu County to the west, Lianshan Township to the east, Lincheng Town, Qinglang Dong and Miao Ethnic Township and Paotuan Dong and Miao Ethnic Township to the north, and Diling Township to the south.[1]

The highest point is Gaolin Mountain (高林山), elevation 860 metres (2,820 ft).[1]

There are two streams in the town: Diling Stream (地灵河) and Yangjiaoping Stream (羊角坪河). The two streams converge at Guangping Village to form Guangping River (广坪河).[1]

Economy

The main industries in and around the town are farming and forestry.[4]

Demographics

As of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 22,594.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	20,486	—
2011	21,600	+5.4%
2018	22,287	+3.2%
2019	22,594	+1.4%
Source: [5]

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S318 is a northeast–southwest highway in the town.[1]

References

1. Li Liguo, Yu Changming & Duan Linyi 2015, pp. 2831–2832.
2. Wu, Xianqing 2012, p. 265.
3. Wu, Xianqing 2012, pp. 20–21.
4. 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 25 February 2024.
5. 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. 379. ISBN 9787503794735.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.