Lincheng Town () is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US st ...
in the south central
Huitong County,
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 to ...
,
China
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. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Jiuxi'' Township (), ''Yantou'' Township () and the former ''Lincheng Town'' on November 19, 2015, it has an area of with a population of 85,900 (as of 2015 end). Its
seat of local government is at ''Fengxiangling Community'' ().
[the area and population of Lincheng Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Huitong County on November 19, 2015, se]
rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
《湖南省民政厅关于同意会同县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕51号)
See also
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List of township-level divisions of Hunan
References
External links
Divisions of Huitong County
County seats in Hunan
Towns of Hunan
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