Batang, Ningxiang

Batang Town
坝塘镇
Batang Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°08′49″N 112°28′22″E / 28.14694°N 112.47278°E / 28.14694; 112.47278
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityChangsha
County-level cityNingxiang
Area
  Total
163.7 km2 (63.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
70,000
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
410618
Area code0731
Websitewww.nxcity.gov.cn/btz/
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBàtáng Zhèn

Batang (Chinese: 坝塘镇) is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Zifu on the west, Huilongpu Town and Baimaqiao Subdistrict on the north, Xiaduopu Town on the east, and Huaminglou Town on the south. As of the 2007 census it had a population of 70,000 and an area of 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). Nantianping township merged to Batang town on November 19, 2015.