Shuangfupu Town 双凫铺镇 | |||||||
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  Shuangfupu Town Location in Hunan | |||||||
| Coordinates:28°07′49″N112°17′32″E / 28.13028°N 112.29222°E /28.13028; 112.29222 | |||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Province | Hunan | ||||||
| Prefecture-level city | Changsha | ||||||
| County-level city | Ningxiang | ||||||
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• Total | 62.9 km2 (24.3 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | 47,000 | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 410624 | ||||||
| Area code | 0731 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雙鳧鋪鎮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 双凫铺镇 | ||||||
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Shuangfupu (Chinese:双凫铺镇) is atown inNingxiang City,Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded byLaoliangcang Town andHengshi on the west,Yujia'ao Township on the north,Dachengqiao Town andZifu on the east, andHuitang Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 36,374 and an area of 89.5 square kilometres (34.6 sq mi).
The town is divided into seven villages and one community:
TheWei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of theXiang River, it flows through the town.[1]
Jindong Reservoir (金洞水库) is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the town.
The region abounds withiron.[1]
Prunus mume,tobacco andwatermelon are important to the economy.[1]
There are several shoe enterprises in the town, such as Jiemei (洁美), Luge (陆戈) and Fuqiang (富强).[2]
There is onesenior high school located with the town limits: Ningxiang Fifth Senior High School (宁乡五中).
Huaguxi is the most influential local theater.
The Provincial Highway S209 (209省道) fromYutan Subdistrict, running through Shuangfupu Town, Hengshi Town, Laoliangcang Town,Liushahe Town,Qingshanqiao Town toLoudi City.[1]
The Provincial Highway S224 (224省道) runs northeast to Meitanba.
The County Road X091 passes across the town east to west.
The County Road X097 travels south to Huitang.
Baiyun Temple is aBuddhist temple on Huilong Mountain (回龙山) built during theTang dynasty and later destroyed and rebuilt several times. The temple is whereMao Zedong carried out social research in 1917.Gautama Buddha is the main target of worship along with the Three Saints of the West, theKsitigarbha, and the twenty four Heavens.[1]
Township-level divisions ofNingxiang City (November 19, 2015 - present) | ||
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| 21Towns |
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| 4Townships | ||
| 4Subdistricts | ||