Quyang () is an urban town and the

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of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous 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. The town is located in the south central region of the county. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 118,100 and an area of . Its seat of local government is at Tuqiaojie Community (). , website=rednet.cn , date=2015-12-04 The town is bordered to the north by Taiyangping Township, to the northwest by Aoshang Town, to the northeast by Wenxi Township, to the south by Xinchang Town, to the southwest by Outuan Township, and to the west by Sanqiao Township.

History

It was reformed to merge Pukpou Township (), Hengjiangqiao Township () and the former Quyang Town on November 25, 2015.

Administrative division

As of 2015, the town is divided into 8 communities and 61 villages.

Geography

There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Qingdian (; ); Mount Fei (; ); Mount Fengmu (; ); Mount Wubaijiao (; ); Mount Dalaogu (; ) and Mount Mayipo (; ). There are 27 reservoirs in the town, such as Shuiniangtang Reservoir, Ma'andong Reservoir, Jinmai Reservoir, and Feishan Reservoir. There are two major rivers flow through the town, namely Diling River () and Qushui River ().

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture, mineral resources and local industry. The region abounds with

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and

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Transport

The National Highway G209 and

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pass across the town south to north. The Provincial Highway S222 passes across the town west to east. The Provincial Highway S221 terminates at the town. The Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway passes across the town north to south.

References

{{Divisions of Jingzhou County Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County County seats in Hunan