Nanqiao Town () was a

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in the northeast portion of Liling City, Zhuzhou City,

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. The town spanned an area of , and had a population of 40,556 as of 2010.

Toponymy

Nanqiao was named after the Lanxi Bridge (), which was located within the

History

Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Nanqiao belonged to Hunan's District 1 (). Nanqiao Township () was established in 1956. In 1958, Nanqiao Township became the Nanqiao People's Commune (), as part of the establishment of

people's communes The people's commune ( zh, c=, p=rénmín gōngshè) was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by Townships of the People's Rep ...

. Nanqiao was reverted to a

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in 1984. Nanqiao was upgraded to a

in 1995. In 2015, Nanqiao was abolished, and split between the

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of Litian and Baitutan.

Geography

Nanqiao was located from the city center of

Liling Liling () is a county-level city and the 12th most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhuzhou. Located on the middle eastern margin of the province, the city i ...

Administrative divisions

Before abolition

Before its abolition in 2015, Nanqiao administered 1

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() and 15 administrative villages ().

Residential communities

Nanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community ().

Administrative villages

Nanqiao administered the following 15 villages: * Dongtang Village () * Tongtang Village () * Jiangtang Village () * Qingshui Village () * Nanqiao Village () * Dacaoping Village () * Xinghu Village () * Yumin Village () * Fengxing Village () * Minglan Village () * Shixi Village () * Hongyuan Village () * Huamai Village () * Xinghuo Village () * Xinshu Village ()

After abolition

Upon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan.

Demographics

Nanqiao had a population of 40,556 per the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国第六次全国人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, down from an estimated population of 41,500 in 2005. Nanqiao had a population of 39,295 in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcul ...

, and about 41,000 per a 1996 estimate.

Transportation

National Highway 106 and the both ran through Nanqiao.

References

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