Huangzhou () is an urban town and the

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Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Xinhuang County", commonly abbreviated as Xinhuang, ) is an autonomous county of Dong people and the westernmost county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the pref ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,600 and an area of . The

seat of local government The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

is at Dadongping Village ().

History

The town is located in the northwest of the county, it was reformed to merge Xinlong Town (), Fangjiatun Township (), Dawanluo Township () and the Huangzhou Town on November 19, 2015. The

is at Dadongping Village ().

Administrative division

As of 2015, the town is divided into seven communities and 56 villages.

Geography

The Wushui River () winds through the town. There are two reservoirs in the town, namely the Yangjia'ao Reservoir () and Banxi Reservoir (). There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Lengfengpo (; ); Mount Wanbao (; ); and Mount Gunmapo (; ).

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.

Transport

The town is connected to three highways: the

G60 Shanghai–Kunming Expressway The Shanghai–Kunming Expressway (), commonly referred to as the ''Hukun Expressway'' () is an expressway that connects the cities of Shanghai, China, and Kunming, Yunnan. It is in length. The entire route forms part of Asian Highway 3. Route Th ...

and National Highway G320, both head east to

Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County (), usually referred to as Zhijiang County () is an autonomous county of the Dong people in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Huaihua prefecture-level city. Zhijiang is located on the west ...

and west to

Yuping Dong Autonomous County Yuping Dong Autonomous County () is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the east of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Hunan Province Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People' ...

. And the Provincial Highway S232 passes across the town north to south. The Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway is a high-speed railway passes across the town northeast to southwest.

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Bibliography

* {{Divisions of Xinhuang County Xinhuang County seats in Hunan