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
The Motor Vehicle Driver Examination Center in Shijing Town.
The Motor Vehicle Driver Examination Center in Shijing Town.
Shijing Town is located in Hunan
Shijing Town
Shijing Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°46′10″N 111°55′19″E / 27.76944°N 111.92194°E / 27.76944; 111.92194
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityLoudi
DistrictLouxing
Area
 • Total65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
37,900
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
417099
Area code0738

History

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In 2015, Baimu Township was merged into Shijing Town.

Administrative division

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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

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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

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Provincial Highway

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Provincial Highway S312 travels through the town west to east.[2]

Railway

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A north-south railway runs through the east of the town.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.