Shijing Town (simplified Chinese: 石井镇; traditional Chinese: 石井鎮; pinyin: Shíjǐng Zhèn) is a rural town in Louxing District of Loudi City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 37,900 and an area of 65-square-kilometre (25 sq mi).[1]
Shijing Town
石井镇 | |
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 The Motor Vehicle Driver Examination Center in Shijing Town. | |
  Shijing Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 27°46′10″N 111°55′19″E / 27.76944°N 111.92194°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Loudi |
| District | Louxing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | 37,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 417099 |
| Area code | 0738 |
History edit
In 2015, Baimu Township was merged into Shijing Town.
Administrative division edit
The town is divided into 16 villages, the following areas: Tanjia Village, Zushi Village, Baiyunshi Village, Dayue Village, Sangui Village, Douguang Village, Shijing Village, Huilong Village, Songjiang Village, Huanjiang Village, Shijiang Village, Shuikou Village, Jiaolong Village, Zexi Village, Shanquan Village, and Jiangxi Village (谭家村、祖师村、白云石村、大跃村、三圭村、斗光村、石井村、回龙村、松江村、环江村、石江村、水口村、蛟龙村、泽溪村、山泉村、江溪村).
Geography edit
The town shares a border with Dutoutang Town of Lianyuan to the west, Lianbin Subdistrict to the east, Qiaotouhe Town to the north, and Shuidongdi Town to the south.[2]
Transportation edit
Provincial Highway edit
Provincial Highway S312 travels through the town west to east.[2]
Railway edit
A north-south railway runs through the east of the town.[2]
References edit
- ^ 娄星区乡镇区划调整方案：调整后下辖1乡3镇7街道. rednet.cn (in Chinese). 2015-12-04.
- ^ a b c Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Louxing District and Shuangfeng County" 《娄星区和双峰县》. 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.