Pingle Township | |
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Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 平乐乡 |
• Traditional | 平樂鄉 |
• Pinyin | Pingle Xiang |
Coordinates: 26°10′13″N 113°49′36″E / 26.17028°N 113.82667°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
City | Zhuzhou |
County | Yanling County |
Area | |
• Total | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
Population | 15,300 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | 0733 |
Pingle (Chinese: 平乐乡; pinyin: Pínglè Xiāng) is a historic township located in the southern east of Yanling County, Hunan, China. The township had 8 villages under its jurisdiction with an area of 82 km2 (32 sq mi), as of 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,323, its administrative centre was at Maoping Village (茅坪).[1]
As a historic division of Yanling, Pingle was originally a part of Dingzhi Township (定治乡) in 1949, the 7th county-controlled district in 1950, Pingle Township (平乐乡) in 1956 and Xingfu Commune (幸福公社) in 1958. Derived from a part of Xingfu Commune, Pingle Commune was created in 1961. it was reorganized as a township in 1984. On November 20, 2015, Pingle, Zhongcun and Longzha three townships were merged to create the new Zhongcun Yao Ethnic Township.[2]
The township is divided into 8 villages: Maoping Village, Lefu Village, Mianying Village, Dongping Village, Dongzi Village, Qingshan Village, Jingshan Village, and Xinshan Village.