Zhongfang Town () is a

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and the

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Zhongfang County Zhongfang County () is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. Located on the west of the province, Zhongfang County is proximately to the city proper of Huaihua. The Yuan River ...

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 ...

, China. The town is located in the southwest of the county. It was reformed to merge with ''Luting'ao'' Township (), ''Pailou'' Town () and the former ''Zhongfang Town'' on November 24, 2015. It has an area of with a population of 58,400 (as of 2015). Its

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is at ''Longjing Village'' ().the area and population of Zhongfang Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Zhongfang County on November 24, 2015, se
rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)
《湖南省民政厅关于同意中方县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕68号)

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{{Divisions of Zhongfang County Zhongfang County County seats in Hunan