Yuanling Town () is a

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and the

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Yuanling County Yuanling County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Huaihua Prefecturel-level City. Located in northwest of the province, Yuanling is in the border locations of Huaihua, Xiangxi, Zhangjiajie, Changde and Yi ...

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 ...

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. The town is located in the middle region of the county, it was reformed to merge ''Taichang'' Township (), ''Shenxikou'' Township () and the former ''Yuanling Town'' on November 26, 2015, it has an area of with a population of 177,000 (as of 2015 end). Its

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is at Shenglimen Community.()the area and population of Yuanling Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yuanling County on November 26, 2015, se
rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
《湖南省民政厅关于同意沅陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕82号)

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Yuanling County County seats in Hunan Towns of Huaihua {{Hunan-geo-stub