Sangzhi County

Sangzhi County
桑植县
County
Sangzhi

Location in Hunan

Coordinates: 29°23′49″N 110°10′01″E / 29.397°N 110.167°E / 29.397; 110.167Coordinates: 29°23′49″N 110°10′01″E / 29.397°N 110.167°E / 29.397; 110.167[1]
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Zhangjiajie
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.sangzhi.gov.cn/

Sangzhi (simplified Chinese: 桑植县; traditional Chinese: 桑植縣; pinyin: Sāngzhí Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under administration of Zhangjiajie profecture-level City. Located on the northern margin of Hunan, Sangzhi County is bordered to the east by Cili County, to the south by Yongding and Wulingyuan Districts, to the west by Yongshun and Longshan Counties, to the north by Xuan'en and Hefeng Counties of Hubei, Sangzhi is also the home of the Tujia, Miao and Bai people. The County has an area of 3,474 kilometres (2,159 mi) with rough 479,500 of population (as of 2015). It is divided into 23 township-level divisions (November 27, 2015), its county seat is Liyuan Town (澧源镇).[2]

Rana sangzhiensis is a frog that was described as a new species for science from Sangzhi.[3]

Administrative Divisions

According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Sangzhi County on November 27, 2015, it has 12 towns and 11 townships (five of which are ethnic townships of Bai people)under its jurisdiction. Its county seat is Liyuan (澧源).[2] they are:

12 Towns (镇)
6 Townships (乡)
5 Bai Ethnic townships (白族乡)

References

  1. ↑ Google (2014-07-02). "Liyuanzhen" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. 1 2 rednet.cn (November 27, 2015): 湖南省民政厅关于同意桑植县乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕104号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08)
  3. ↑ Shen, Y.H. (1986). "A new ranid species (Rana sangzhiensis) from Hunan". Acta Herpetologica Sinica: 290–294.
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