Yuandian is a town of
Shanzhou District,
Sanmenxia
Sanmenxia (; postal: Sanmenhsia) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Henan Province, China. The westernmost prefecture-level city in Henan, Sanmenxia borders Luoyang to the east, Nanyang to the southeast, Shaanxi Province to the west and S ...
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Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
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China. The town had a population of 37,055 in 2005.
of the
Longhai railway is located in the town.
History
Originally the town was called Yuandian written as .
In 1958 it was part of Daying
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
. Yuandian town was established in 1962.
A
Miaodigou culture (4,400 - 5,500 years ago) archeological site has been found in the town.
Administrative divisions
As of 2016, the town was divided in 6
residential communities and 5
administrative villages.
Residential communities
* Middle community (中区)
* Dongyi community ('North 1', 东一区)
* Dong'er community ('North 2', 东二区)
* West community (西区)
* North community (北区)
* Market community (市场区)
Villages
* Yuandian (原店村)
* Guojia (郭家村)
* Xinjian (新建村)
* Zhaigen (寨根村)
* Chali (岔里村)
References
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Township-level divisions of Henan