Baimaqiao, Ningxiang

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Baimaqiao Township
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified 白马桥乡
  Traditional 白馬橋鄉
  Pinyin Baimaqiao Xiang
Baimaqiao Township
Location in China
Coordinates: 28°13′36″N 112°32′07″E / 28.22667°N 112.53528°E / 28.22667; 112.53528Coordinates: 28°13′36″N 112°32′07″E / 28.22667°N 112.53528°E / 28.22667; 112.53528
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
City Changsha
County-level city Ningxiang County
Area
  Total 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Population 50,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s) 0731

Baimaqiao Township (simplified Chinese: 白马桥乡; traditional Chinese: 白馬橋鄉; pinyin: Baímäqiáo Xiāng) is an rural township in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. It's surrounded by Jinghuapu Township on the northwest, Yutan Town and Chengjiao Township on the northeast, Lijingpu Town on the southeast, and Huilongpu Town on the southeast. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 20,458 and an area of 22.8 square kilometers.

Cityscape

The township is divided into three villages and two communities, the following areas: Fengxingshan Community (凤形山社区), Zhengnong Community (正农社区), Bailong Village (白龙村), Baima Village (白马村), and Renfu Village (仁福村).

Geography

Wuzhi Reservoir (五指水库) is located in the town, run into the Wei River (沩水河).[1]

Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River, it flows through the town.[1]

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 黄海潮、江宏照 (2002年). 《宁乡史地》 (in Simplified Chinese). Hainan: 南方出版社. ISBN 7-80660-538-X. 

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