Yong'an Town () is a rural town in Liuyang City,

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. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 65,700 and an area of . It is surrounded by Shashi Town to the north, Beisheng Town to the east, Dongyang Town to the southeast, Chunhua Town in Changsha County to the west, and Jiangbei Town of

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to the south.

Administrative division

The town is divided into seven villages and four communities, the following areas: * Xinyuan Community () * Yong'an Community () * Yongxin Community () * Fengyu Community () * Ligeng Village () * Shanshui Village () * Lutang Village () * Duzheng Village () * Pingtou Village () * Yonghe Village () * Xihutan Village ()

Geography

Yong'an Town has three major reservoirs: Fengxing Reservoir (), Shinao Reservoir () and Guihua Reservoir (). The

Laodao River The Laodao River (), also known as the Laotang River () or Liaoxu River (), is a right-bank tributary of the Xiang River, the 2nd largest tributary of Xiang River in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The river has a length of with its drainage are ...

flows through the town.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.

Education

* Yong'an Middle School

Transportation

Expressway

The Changsha–Liuyang Expressway, from

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, running west to east through the town to

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Provincial Highway

The Provincial Highway S319 runs through the town.

References

{{Hunan Liuyang divisions Divisions of Liuyang

Liuyang Liuyang () is a county-level city, the most populous and the easternmost county-level division of Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the provincial capital. Located on the northeaste ...