Batuan, Chaling
Batuan Township | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 八团乡 |
| • Traditional | 八團鄉 |
| • Pinyin | Batuan Xiang |
  Batuan Township Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 27°02′10″N 113°43′20″E / 27.03611°N 113.72222°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Hunan |
| City | Zhuzhou |
| County | Chaling County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Population | 65,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0733 |
Batuan (Chinese: 八团乡; pinyin: bā-tuán xiāng) is a historic township in the north of Chaling County, Hunan, China. As a historic division of Chaling, Batuan Commune ((Chinese: 八团公社) was created in 1961 from part of Huotian Commune (火田公社).[1] The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984. On November 20, 2015, Batuan Township was merged to Huotian Town (火田镇).[2]
Subdivisions
The township is divided into 14 villages, the following areas: Baishi Community, Wolong Village, Peijiang Village, Daying Village, Xiaoying Village, Donghuang Village, Dongping Village, Shigu Village, Xiangyang Village, Dalong Village, Daping Village, Meizhuang Village, Tilong Village, and Jiangdong Village.
References
- ^ xzqh.org: Batuan Township / 八团乡 (Jun. 30 2011) (Chinese / 中文)
- ^ About the Result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Chaling County on November 20, 2015, see rednet.cn: 《湖南省民政厅关于同意茶陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》 (湘民行发〔2015〕61号) (November 20, 2015); About Result on adjustment of divisions of Chaling County in 2013, see zhuzhouwang.com (茶陵新成立4个街道办事处) (2013) or chaling.gov.cn: 《城区及周边乡镇行政区划调整后续工作调度会召开》 (Jan. 22, 2014)