Xianzhaqiao

Coordinates: 27°09′51″N 111°42′21″E / 27.16417°N 111.70583°E / 27.16417; 111.70583
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Xianzhaqiao
仙槎桥镇
Xianzhaqiao is located in Hunan
Xianzhaqiao
Xianzhaqiao
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°09′51″N 111°42′21″E / 27.16417°N 111.70583°E / 27.16417; 111.70583
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityShaoyang
County-level cityShaodong
Area
 • Total74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
37,168
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422804
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Xianzhaqiao (Chinese: 仙槎桥镇) is a town in Shaodong, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 37,168 and an area of 74-square-kilometre (29 sq mi). It is surrounded by Weijiaqiao Town on the south, Jiulongling Town on the west, and Shuangfeng Township on the east.

History[edit]

In 1956 it was incorporated as a township. In 1965 it was renamed "Xianzhaqiao People's Commune". In 1984 it was upgraded to a town.

Administrative division[edit]

As of 2017, the town is divided into forty-five villages and one community.

Geography[edit]

The Zi River flows through the town.

Education[edit]

  • Xianzhaqiao Central Middle School (仙槎桥镇中心中学)
  • Xianzhaqiao Lingshansi Middle School (仙槎桥灵山寺中学)

Economy[edit]

The economy is supported primarily by hardwares.[1][2]

Transport[edit]

The S90 Hengyang-Shaoyang Expressway is an east–west highway in the town.

The County Road X019 passes across the town north to south.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zhang Yibin (张亦斌); Liu Yizhong (刘意忠) (14 August 2020). 邵东仙槎桥五金特色小镇建设又传出好消息. Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  2. ^ Xie Wenyuan (谢文远) (24 April 2020). 龚文密在邵东市仙槎桥镇调研时强调:推动五金产业转型升级,加快五金特色小镇建设. voc.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 September 2020.