Lingxi () is a

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Yongshun County Yongshun County () is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture. Located on the western part of Hunan and the northeastern Xiangxi, the county is bordered to the northeast by Sangzhi Co ...

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, and also the

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History

Located in the central land of the county, the town was reformed by merging the former Lingxi Town and other four townships in which including Shaoha (), Daba (), Fuzhi () and Diaojing () on November 30, 2015. It has an area of with a population of 130,900 (as of November 2015). The town is divided into 45

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and 12

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. Its seat is Chengbei Community ().the divisions of Yongshun County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yongshun County on November 30, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意永顺县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕113号)
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Etymology

Lingxi Town stands in the

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of Lingxi River, and it is named after the river. The river is the upper reaches of Niulu River (), the largest tributary of Mengdong River (), and Mengdong River is the largest tributary of You River.About Yongshun County - 永顺概况
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References

Divisions of Yongshun County County seats in Hunan Towns of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture {{Hunan-geo-stub

History

Etymology

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