Rulin

Rulin Town
儒林镇
Rulin Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°21′31″N 110°18′42″E / 26.3584821495°N 110.3116832069°E / 26.3584821495; 110.3116832069
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureShaoyang
Autonomous countyChengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
  Total
311 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total
75,900
  Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422500
Area code0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRúlín Zhèn

Rulin Town (Chinese: 儒林镇) is a town and the seat of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 311 km2 (120 sq mi) with a population of 64,364 (as of 2010 census). As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,900. It is surrounded by Maoping Town on the north, Dankou Town on the west, Lanrong Township on the east, and Tingping Township on the south.

The town of Rulin has 25 villages and 11 communities under its jurisdiction.