Rongjiawan () is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
county seat
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of
Yueyang
Yueyang, formerly known as Yuezhou or Yochow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake and Yangtze in the northeastern corner of Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China.
Yueyang has an administrative area of a ...
in
Hunan
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,
China
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. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Chengguan Town'' (; knowsn as Rongjiawan), ''Lujiao Town'' () and ''Matang Town'' () on November 30, 2015. The town has an area of with a population of 161,100 (as of 2015).
[According to the result on ''Adjustment of Township-level Administrative divisions of Yueyang County'' on November 30, 2015 / 《湖南省民政厅关于同意岳阳县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》（湘民行发〔2015〕108号）]
rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
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Geography
Rongjiawan is located in the northwestern Yueyang County, on the eastern bank of Dongting Lake
Dongting Lake () is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lak ...
, the Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...
flows through the south western margin of the town. It is bordered by ''Zhongzhou Township'' () to the southwest and northwest, Yueyanglou District
Yueyanglou District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China; it is also the 3rd most populous district (after Heshan and Dingcheng Districts) in the province. The district is located in the middle part of the c ...
to the northeast, ''Xinkai Town'' () to the east, ''Xinqiang'' () and ''Huangshajie'' () towns to southeast and south.
Amalgamation of villages in 2016
External links
Official Website (Chinese / 中文)
References
{{Divisions of Yueyang County, Hunan
Divisions of Yueyang County
County seats in Hunan