Taojiang County
county
Taojiang County (simplified Chinese: 桃江县; traditional Chinese: 桃江縣; pinyin: Táojiāng Xiàn) 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 Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the east by Ziyang and Heshan Districts, to the south by Ningxiang County, and to the west by Anhua County. Taojiang County covers an area of 2,068.35 km2 (798.59 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 888,400 and a permanent resident population of 792,300. The county has 12 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Taohuajiang (桃花江镇).
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. They are:
Towns
Daligang (大栗港镇)
Huishangang (灰山港镇)
Lucidu (鸬鹚渡镇)
Majitang (马迹塘镇)
Niutian (牛田镇)
Santangjie (三堂街镇)
Shiniujiang (石牛江镇)
Songmutang (松木塘镇)
Taohuajiang (桃花江镇)
Wutan (武潭镇)
Xiushan (修山镇)
Zhanxi (沾溪镇): Zhanxi Township (沾溪乡) was renamed Zhanxi Town of the present name (沾溪镇) in 2011.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1199653. VIAF identifies the subject as 263423025. The Library of Congress control number is nr95012177. Authority coordinates are 28.523, 112.133. 1 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015, 2005 and 2011.
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