Chengjiao, Ningxiang

Chengjiao Township
Township
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified 城郊乡
  Traditional 城郊鄉
  Pinyin Chengjiao Xiang
Chengjiao Township

Location in Hunan

Coordinates: 28°15′40″N 112°34′20″E / 28.26111°N 112.57222°ECoordinates: 28°15′40″N 112°34′20″E / 28.26111°N 112.57222°E
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

Chengjiao Township (simplified Chinese: 城郊乡; traditional Chinese: 城郊鄉; pinyin: Chéngjiāo Xiāng) is a rural township in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Jinghuapu Township on the northwest, Shuangjiangkou Town on the northeast, Lijingpu Township on the southeast, and Yutan Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 29,700 and an area of 22.8 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi).[1]

Cityscape

The township is divided into fourteen villages and one community: Wei Community (社区), Jinxing Village (金星村), Maotian Village (茆田村), Tangwan Village (塘湾村), He'an Village (合安村), Luohuan Village (罗宦村), Guanxin Village (关心村), Shiquan Village (石泉村), Mujia Village (木佳村), Xujialong Village (许家垅村), Yaoshi Village (钥匙村), Douzitan Village (蔸子潭村), Weifengba Village (沩丰坝村), Chatingsi Village (茶亭寺村) and Shitoukeng Village (石头坑村).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influential form of local theater.

Transportation

The 319 National Highway continues into Yiyang City, linking Chengjiao Township to Jinghuapu Township. The Jinzhou Highway (金洲大道) from Yutan Town, runs through Chengjiao Town, Shuangjiangkou Town and Jinzhou Town, to Yuelu District, Changsha City.

The Changchang Highway (长常高速公路) runs through Shuangjiangkou Town, Chengjiao Township and Jinghuapu Township.

References

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

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