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Longsheng, Guangxi

Coordinates: 25°47′52″N 110°00′16″E / 25.79778°N 110.00444°E / 25.79778; 110.00444
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Longsheng Town
龙胜镇
Longsheng Town is located in Guangxi
Longsheng Town
Longsheng Town
Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 25°47′52″N 110°00′16″E / 25.79778°N 110.00444°E / 25.79778; 110.00444
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
PrefectureGuilin
Autonomous countyLongsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County
Area
 • Total320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total37,000
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
541700
Area code0773

Longsheng (simplified Chinese: 龙胜镇; traditional Chinese: 龍勝鎮; pinyin: Lóngshèng Zhèn) is a town in Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of 2018 it had a population of 37,000 and an area of 320-square-kilometre (120 sq mi).[citation needed]

History

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In 1742, Longsheng was formed as a city after the suppression of a rebellion led by Wu Jinyin (吴金银).

In 1945, it was known as "Rixin Street" (日新街).

After the establishment of the Communist State, its name was replaced by Rixin Town (日新镇) in 1958 and Chengguan Town (城关镇) in 1963. In February 1964, it was renamed "Longsheng Town Commune" (龙胜镇公社). In November 1979, its name was changed to "Longsheng Town".

Geography

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Longsheng is located in central Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Lejiang Town on the north, Sishui Township on the northeast, Piaoli Town on the west, Sanmen on the southwest, Longji Town on the southeast, and Lingui District on the south.

Ping'an paddy fields

The Xun River flows through the town west to northeast.

The Heping River (和平河) and Pingye River (平野河) run through the town.

The town enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.1 °C (64.6 °F). The highest temperature is 26.8 °C (80.2 °F), and the lowest temperature is 7.7 °C (45.9 °F).

Administrative divisions

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As of 2020, the town is divided into 5 residential communities and 14 villages.[2]

Residential communities

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Longsheng administers the following 5 residential communities:[2]

  • Chengnan Community (Chinese: 城南社区)
  • Chengbei Community (Chinese: 城北社区)
  • Guilong Community (Chinese: 桂龙社区)
  • Chengxi Community (Chinese: 城西社区)
  • Bei'an Community (Chinese: 北岸社区)

Villages

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Longsheng administers the following 14 villages:[2]

Demographics

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The village of Jinjie (Chinese: 金结村) and Shuangdong (Chinese: 双洞村) are home to a concentration of ethnic Zhuang people.[3]

Transportation

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The China National Highway 321, commonly referred to as "G321", is a west-southeast highway passing through commercial and residential area west of the town limits.

The G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway, more commonly known as "Bao-Mao Expressway", runs west to southeast of the town.

References

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  1. ^ Yang Tongming 2007, pp. 13–21.
  2. ^ a b c 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码 [2020 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Division Codes] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. ^ 第一节 人口 [Section 1 Population]. gxdqw.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-03-28.

Bibliography

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  • Yang Tongming, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《龙胜各族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08630-6.