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Town in Hunan, People's Republic of China

Huilongpu Town 回龙铺镇
Town
Government building of Huilongpu Town.Government building of Huilongpu Town.
Huilongpu Town is located in HunanHuilongpu TownHuilongpu TownLocation in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°12′44″N 112°27′02″E / 28.21222°N 112.45056°E / 28.21222; 112.45056
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
Prefecture-level city Changsha
County-level city Ningxiang
Area
• Total 71.8 km2 (27.7 sq mi)
Population 37,000
Time zone UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code 410606
Area code 0731
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHuílóngpù Zhèn

Huilongpu Town (Chinese: 回龙铺镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Dachengqiao Town on the west, Meitanba Town and Jinghuapu Township on the north, Baimaqiao Subdistrict on the east, and Batang Town on the south. As of the 2007 census[update] it had a population of 37,000 and an area of 71.8 square kilometres (27.7 sq mi).

Administrative division

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The town is divided into six villages and one community:

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

Watermelon is important to the economy.[1]

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

The Provincial Highway S209 and County Road X091 runs east to west through the town.

The County Road X092 travels northwest, intersecting with Provincial Highway S206 at Wumuchong.

The Longjiang Avenue passes across the town north to south.

Local specialties include apples.

  1. ^ a b Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [_History and Geography of Ningxiang_] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.

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