Xiaduopu
town in Hunan, China
Xiaduopu (Chinese: 夏铎铺镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Batang Town and Nantianping Township on the west, Jinzhou Town and Lijingpu Subdistrict on the north, Wushan Subdistrict and Bairuopu Town on the east, and Donghutang Town on the south. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 35,123 and an area of 103.4 square kilometres (39.9 sq mi).
Administrative division
The town is divided into six villages and three communities:
Xiaduopu Community (夏铎铺社区)
Gaoxin Community (高新社区)
Fengqiao Community (凤桥社区)
Xiangshanchong (香山冲村)
Tianmanxin (天马新村)
Liudu'an (六度庵村)
Xingwang (兴旺村)
Changlongxin (长龙新)
Longfuxin (龙福新)
Geography
The Xiangshanchong Reservoir (香山冲水库) is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town.
Economy
Peaches are important to the economy.
Culture
Huaguxi is the most influential local theater.
Education
Xiaduopu Town Central Primary School
Ningxiang No. 12 High School
Transportation
China National Highway 319 runs through the territory of the town, as do Hunan Provincial Highway (S206; 206省道) and three county rural roads. The National Highway 319 continues into Yiyang City, link Xiaduopu Town to Lijingpu Subdistrict, Yutan Subdistrict, Chengjiao Subdistrict, Jinghuapu Township.
The Provincial Highway S327 runs southeast to west through the town.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q10932200. Authority coordinates are 28.232, 112.640. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2000.
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