Wutan, Taojiang
town in Hunan, People's Republic of China
Wutan Town (simplified Chinese: 武潭镇; traditional Chinese: 武潭鎮; pinyin: Wǔtán Zhèn) is an urban town in Taojiang County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
The town is divided into 28 villages and 1 community, which include the following areas: Wutan Community, Qinpatian Village, Bajia Village, Fuzuwan Village, Yangjiaping Village, Longgongtan Village, Tangjiaduan Village, Nitan Village, Shanxi Village, Meilin Village, Gaofeng Village, Shiqiao Village, Xinpuzi Village, Chongshanping Village, Luojiaping Village, Niuxi Village, Xiongjia Village, Qingliang Village, Jigumiao Village, Yanjinqiao Village, Quetang'ao Village, Shashu Village, Wutan Village, Tianwan Village, Jingzhi Village, Lianhuacheng Village, and Biluo Village (武潭社区、勤耙田村、八家村、伏祖湾村、杨家坪村、龙拱滩村、汤家塅村、泥潭村、善溪村、梅林村、高峰村、石桥村、新铺子村、崇山坪村、罗家坪村、牛溪村、熊家村、清凉村、基固庙村、延津桥村、缺塘坳村、杉树村、武潭村、天湾村、景致村、莲花坪村、寨子村、莲花城村、碧螺村).
“Wutan, Taojiang” enters the record as town in Hunan, People's Republic of China. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Wutan, Taojiang and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11124786. Authority coordinates are 28.525, 111.741. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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