Shaxi Township () is a township in

Huitong County Huitong County ( zh, t=會同縣 , s=会同县 , p=Huìtóng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Huitong County covers . As of 2015, it had a registered population of 365,8 ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 15,419 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2023, the township is divided into 13 villages: *Shaxi () *Guya () *Fengyang () *Shitian () *Zhongquan () *Luoyang () *Wandong () *Tangwan () *Lengxi () *Shaijin () *Muzhai () *Fengshan () *Baolian ()

History

During the

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, it belonged to Fengshan Township (). After the founding of the Communist State, in July 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the 7th District of Huitong County. In June 1955, it was under the jurisdiction of Shaxi District (). In June 1956, Shaxi Township () was set up. In October 1958, it was changed to Shaxi People's Commune (). In May 1984, it reverted to its former name of Shaxi Township.

Geography

Shaxi Township is located on the southeast of Huitong County. It is surrounded by Tuanhe Town on the north, Lincheng Town on the west, Jinziyan Dong and Miao Ethnic Township on the east, and

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and Suining County on the south. The highest point is Jiuniutang (), elevation . The lowest point is Jinsha Power Station (), which, at above sea level. Streams of Qushui River (), Wushui River () and Ruoshui River () winds through the township. Shaxi Township is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and a frost-free period of 255 to 310 days.

Economy

The economy is supported primarily by agriculture. The region abounds with coal,

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quartz Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide). The Atom, atoms are linked in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen Tetrahedral molecular geometry, tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tet ...

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, and

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Demographics

As of 2019, the

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estimates the township's population now to be 15,419.

Tourist attractions

The Hall of Thunder God () is a

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in the township, which was built in 1738 during the ruling of

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of the

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(1644–1911).

Transportation

The Provincial Highway S222 is a north–south highway in the town.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaxi, Huitong County Divisions of Huitong County Townships of Huaihua