Oujiang 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 ...
of
Guidong County in
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 formed through the amalgamation of ''Sandong Township'' (), ''Huangdong Township'' () and ''Chengguan Town'' () in 2012;
[2012年，湖南省民政厅（湘民行发〔2012〕15号）批复同意：将城关镇、黄洞乡、三洞乡成建制合并，设立沤江镇。se]
xzqh.org (2014-04-02)
/ref> on November 27, 2015, ''Hankou Township'' () and ''Zengkou Township'' () were merged to the town. It has an area of with a population of 69,539 (as of 2010 census), its seat is at ''Maoliu Village'' ().[according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guidong County on November 27, 2015 -《关于同意桂东县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕101号): 同意寒口乡、增口乡、沤江镇共2个乡1个镇成建制合并设立沤江镇。新设立的沤江镇辖36个建制村，4个社区居委会，总面积328.12平方千米，总人口6.81万人，镇人民政府驻茅柳（原沤江镇人民政府驻地）. se]
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References
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Guidong
County seats in Hunan
Towns of Chenzhou