Guangping (Chinese: 广坪镇) is a town in Huitong County, Hunan, China.[1][2] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 22,594 and an area of 134.03-square-kilometre (51.75 sq mi).[1]
Administrative division
As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and twelve villages:
After the establishment of the Communist State, in April 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the 5th District of Huitong County.[3] In May 1955 it was renamed Guangping District (广坪区) and soon reverted to its former name of Guangping Township in June 1956.[3] In October 1958, it was changed to Guangping People's Commune (广坪人民公社) and reverted to Guangping Township in May 1984.[3] In October 1995 it was upgraded to a town.[3][2]
The highest point is Gaolin Mountain (高林山), elevation 860 metres (2,820 ft).[1]
There are two streams in the town: Diling Stream (地灵河) and Yangjiaoping Stream (羊角坪河). The two streams converge at Guangping Village to form Guangping River (广坪河).[1]
Economy
The main industries in and around the town are farming and forestry.[4]
^Wang Yizheng (王义正) (16 December 2022). 会同县:“林权贷”升级,让“青山”成“金山”. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^National Bureau of Statistics of China, ed. (2021). 中国县域统计年鉴·2020 [China County Statistical Yearbook in 2020] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Statistical Publishing House. p. 379. ISBN9787503794735.
Bibliography
Li Liguo; Yu Changming; Duan Linyi, eds. (2015). 中华人民共和国政区大典湖南省卷 [Volume of Hunan of the Encyclopedia of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Social Publishing House. ISBN9787508748160.
Wu, Xianqing, ed. (2012). 会同县概况 [General Situation of Huitong County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN978-7-105-12473-2.