Shangmei Town () was a historic

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 former

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Xinhua County Xinhua County () is a county and the 4th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Loudi City. Located along the middle reaches of the Zi River, it covers 3,635 square kilometers and ...

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 was reformed through the amalgamation of ''Liaoyuan Township'' (), ''Beidu Township'' (), ''Fenglin Township'' () and ''Chengguan Town'' in 1995. The town was located in the south east of the county, it was bordered by the towns of Caojia and

Youjia Youjia Town () is a town of Xinhua County in Hunan, China. The town is located in the central part of the county, it is bordered by Menggong Town and Youxi Township to the north, by Caojia Town to the east, by the subdistrict of Shangmei and ...

to the north, by Sangzi Town to the east, by the town of

Shichongkou Shichongkou Town () is an urban town in Xinhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The town is divided into 43 villages and one community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with ...

to the south, by

Ketou Township Ketou Township () is a township of Xinhua County in Hunan, China. The township was created in 1956 and the township of ''Ruxi'' () was merged to it in 1995. The township is located in the southeast of the county, it is bordered by Shangmei Subdi ...

and Luguan Town to the west. In 2017, additional 12 villages and a community from the towns of Caojia,

and Sangzi and

were transferred to it, it had an area of with a population of 189,600 (as of 2017). The town had 29 villages and 23 communities under its jurisdiction in 2017, its seat was at Yingbin Road (). It ceased to be a separate town on November 6, 2017, the town and ''Shangdu Office'' () were divided into three subdistricts of Shangmei,

Shangdu Shangdu (, ), also known as Xanadu (; Mongolian: ''Šandu''), was the summer capital of the Yuan dynasty of China before Kublai decided to move his throne to the former Jin dynasty capital of Zhōngdū () which was renamed Khanbaliq ( presen ...

and Fenglin.
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Administrative division

In 2017, the town of Shangmei had 29 villages and 23 communities under its jurisdiction.
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/ref> ;23 communities * Beita Community () * Chongyangling Community () * Dongwai Community () * Fujingshan Community () * Gongnong Community () * Gongnonghe Community () * Huaxin Community () * Huochezhan Community () * Liaoyuan Community () * Lixinqiao Community () * Ma'anshan Community () * Meishu Community () * Paomaling Community () * Pingshanlong Community () * Qingshijie Community () * Shangtian Community () * Shizijie Community () * Wuliting Community () * Xintian Community () * Yongxing Community () * Yuanzhuling Community () * Yuxugong Community () * Xinyuan Community () merging from Caojia in 2017 ;29 villages * Beidu Village () * Dashuiping Village () * Fengshuxincun Village () * Hexing Village () * Hongda Village () * Hongqixincun Village () * Hongxing Village () * Huanglong Village () * Huashan Village () * Jielong Village () * Jizhong Village () * Maojialong Village () * Wanjiaqiao Village () * Xiatian Village () * Xindu Village () * Xingyue Village () * Xintang Village () * Huayuan Village () merging from

in 2017 * Jiangxi Village () merging from Ketou in 2017 * Jinzishan Village () merging from

in 2017 * Niangjia Village () merging from Caojia in 2017 * Qingyun Village () merging from Caojia in 2017 * Qinjian Village () merging from Caojia in 2017 * Qinsan Village () merging from Caojia in 2017 * Tianzhu Village () merging from Caojia in 2017 * Tishang Village () merging from

in 2017 * Xiangrong Village () merging from Sangzi in 2017 * Xingling Village () merging from

in 2017 * Zhimushan Village () merging from Caojia in 2017

References

{{Hunan Xinhua County divisions Divisions of Xinhua County County seats in Hunan