Hanchang Town

Hanchang Town (Chinese: 汉昌镇; pinyin: Hànchāng Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Pingjiang in Hunan, China. It was reformed through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) and Dongyuan Township (Chinese: 东源乡) in 1995. The town is located in the centre of the western Pingjiang County, bordered by Sanyang Township (Chinese: 三阳乡) to the south and south east, Meixian Town (Chinese: 梅仙镇) to the north east, and Wengjiang Town (Chinese: 瓮江镇) to the north west and west. The town has an area of 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) with a population of 96,121 (as of 2010 census). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, the town has 14 villages and 16 communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Jingfuping Community (Chinese: 景福坪社区).

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