Taohong
Taohong
桃洪镇 | |
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| Coordinates: 27°06′40″N 111°01′37″E / 27.1110°N 111.0270°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoyang |
| County | Longhui County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taohong (Chinese: 桃洪镇; pinyin: Táohóng Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Longhui County in Hunan, China. The town was established in 1942 and reorganized through the amalgamation of Shimen Township (Chinese: 石门乡), Yushanpu Town (Chinese: 雨山铺镇) and the former Taohong Town on November 24, 2015.
It is located in the middle part of southern Longhui County, the town is bordered by Hexiangqiao Town (Chinese: 荷香桥镇) and Tantou Town (Chinese: 滩头镇) to the north, by Zhouwang Town (Chinese: 周旺镇) to the west, by Beishan Town (Chinese: 北山镇), Shanjie Township (Chinese: 山界回族乡) and Sangesi Town (Chinese: 三阁司镇) to the south, by Nanyuemiao Town (Chinese: 南岳庙镇) to the west. The town has an area of 263.69 km2 (101.81 sq mi) with a population of 202,400 (as of 2015). Through the merging villages and communities in 2016, its subdivisions were reduced to 76 from 139. As of 2018 it has 60 villages and 16 residential communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Xinlong Community (Chinese: 新隆社区).