Datunying

Datunying Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Simplified 大屯营镇
 • Traditional 大屯營鎮
 • Pinyin Dàtúnyíng Zhèn
Datunying Town

Location in Hunan

Coordinates: 27°58′30″N 112°39′28″E / 27.97500°N 112.65778°E / 27.97500; 112.65778Coordinates: 27°58′30″N 112°39′28″E / 27.97500°N 112.65778°E / 27.97500; 112.65778
Country People's Republic of China
Province Hunan
City Changsha
County-level city Ningxiang County
Area
 • Total 106.2 km2 (41.0 sq mi)
Population 43,000
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 410617
Area code(s) 0731

Datunying Town (simplified Chinese: 大屯营镇; traditional Chinese: 大屯營鎮; pinyin: Dàtúnyíng Zhèn) is a rural town in Ningxiang County, Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Huaminglou Town on the north, Daolin Town on the east, and Shaoshan City on the southwest. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 39,819 and an area of 106.2 square kilometres (41.0 sq mi).

Administrative division

Datunying Town.

The town is divided into thirteen villages: Xinmin Village (新民村), Baiyang Village (白洋村), Shaoguang Village (韶光村), Zongyi Village (宗一村), Meihu Village (梅湖村), Sanxianao Village (三仙坳村), Shaohe Village (韶河村), Datunying Village (大屯营村), Tianli Village (天里村), Hexi Village (河西村), Shibei Village (狮北村), Jinxing Village (靳兴村) and Shijiawan Village (石家湾村).

Geography

The Jin River, a tributary of the Xiang River, flows through the town.[1]

Economy

Tea and tobacco are important to the economy.[1]

Education

There is one senior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang County Ninth Senior High School (宁乡九中).

Culture

Huaguxi is the most influence local theater.

Celebrity

Datunying Town.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Huang Haichao and Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 《宁乡史地》 [History and Geography of Ningxiang County] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
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