Longquan, Xintian

Town in Xintian County, Hunan, China

Longquan Town (Chinese: 龙泉镇; pinyin: Lóngquán Zhèn) is a town and the county seat in the central Xintian County, Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of 28 villages of 6 towns and townships to it on November 20, 2015,^[1] it has an area of 203.49 km² (78.57 sq mi) with a population of 118,600 (as of 2015 end). Its seat is at Zhongshan Community (Chinese: 中山社区).^[2]

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^ On November 20, 2015, 4 villages of the former Lianhua Township (Chinese: 莲花乡), 3 villages of Dapingtang Town (Chinese: 大坪塘镇), 3 villages of the former Maojia Township (Chinese: 茂家乡), 12 villages of the former Maoli Township (Chinese: 毛里乡), 5 villages of the former Lengshuijing Township (Chinese: 冷水井乡) and Liufangqiao Village (Chinese: 流芳桥村) of Jicun Town (Chinese: 骥村镇) were merged to Longquan Town.
^ the area and population of Longquan Town in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Xintian County on November 20, 2015, see rednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015) 《湖南省民政厅关于同意新田县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕54号)