Baitutan, Liling

Town in Hunan, China

Baitutan

白兔潭镇

Town

Baitutan

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Coordinates: 27°47′33″N 113°40′10″E﻿ / ﻿27.7926°N 113.6694°E﻿ / 27.7926; 113.6694
Country| China
Province| Hunan
Prefecture-level city| Zhuzhou
County-level city| Liling
Area

• Total| 48 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 35,806
• Density| 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)

Baitutan (simplified Chinese: 白兔潭镇; traditional Chinese: 白兔潭鎮; pinyin: Báitùtán Zhèn; lit. 'white rabbit pond') is a town in the northeast of the county-level city of Liling, Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.[1] The town spans an area of 48 square kilometres (19 sq mi),[1] and has a population of 35,806 as of 2010.[2]

## Toponymy[edit]

The town's name, which literally translates to 'white rabbit pond', is derived from a portion of the local Chengtan River (Chinese: 澄潭江; pinyin: Chéngtán Jiāng) with large rocks at the bottom said to look like white rabbits.[1]

## History[edit]

Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the area of Baitutan belonged to Hunan's First District (Chinese: 第一区; pinyin: Dì Yī Qū).[1] Baitutan District (Chinese: 白兔潭区) was created in 1952.[citation needed] Baitutan was established as Tutan Township (Chinese: 兔潭乡; pinyin: Tùtán Xiāng) in 1956.[1] Tutan Township was merged into the Pukou People's Commune (pinyin: Pǔkǒu Gōngshè) in 1958.[1] The Baitutan People's Commune (pinyin: Báitùtán Gōngshè) was established in 1961.[1] In 1984, people's communes were abolished, and Baitutan became a township.[1] Baitutan was upgraded to a town in 1985.[1]

Xinghu Village (Chinese: 星湖村; pinyin: Xīnghú Cūn), from the now-defunct town of Nanqiao, as well as the villages of Hetian (荷田), Boda (柏大) and Changqing (长庆) from the now-defunct town of Fuli were merged into Baitutan on November 26, 2015.[3][4]

## Geography[edit]

Baitutan is located in the northeast of Liling, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from its center, and is bordered by the prefecture-level city of Pingxiang in neighboring Jiangxi province to the east.[1]

## Administrative divisions[edit]

Baitutan administers 2 residential communities (Chinese: 社区; pinyin: Shèqū) and 10 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Cūn).[5]

### Residential communities[edit]

Baitutan administers the following 2 residential communities:[5]

* Baishi Community (Chinese: 白市社区; pinyin: Báishì Shèqū; lit. 'white city community')
* Jinniu Community (Chinese: 金牛社区; pinyin: Jīnniú Shèqū; lit. 'golden cow community')

### Administrative villages[edit]

Baitutan administers the following 10 villages:[5]

* Tianxin Village (Chinese: 田心村)
* Tunxi Village (Chinese: 氽溪村)
* Zhutang Village (Chinese: 洙塘村)
* Huangjia Village (Chinese: 黄甲村)
* Qiaoling Village (Chinese: 峤岭村)
* Shanshui Village (Chinese: 山水村)
* Quanyuan Village (Chinese: 泉沅村)
* Changqing Village (Chinese: 长庆村)
* Hetian Village (Chinese: 荷田村)
* Boda Village (Chinese: 柏大村)

## Demographics[edit]

Baitutan had a population of 35,806 per the 2010 Chinese Census,[2] up slightly from an estimated 34,500 in 2005.[1] Baitutan had a recorded population of 32,360 in the 2000 Chinese Census.[2]

## Economy[edit]

The town serves as a center for trade in the eastern portion of Liling.[1]

## Transport[edit]

National Highway 106 passes through Baitutan.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 白兔潭镇 [Baitutan]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
2. ^ a b c 醴陵市历史沿革 [Liling Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
3. ^ 关于醴陵市公安局关于明确区划调整后管辖范围的通知 [Notice on Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau on clarifying the scope of jurisdiction after zoning adjustment]. ll.zzga.gov.cn (in Chinese). Liling Municipal Public Security Bureau. 2016-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
4. ^ the divisions of Liling City in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Liling City on November 26, 2015: rednet.cn (November 26, 2015): 湖南省民政厅关于同意醴陵市乡镇区划调整方案的批复 (湘民行发〔2015〕85号), also see people.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08) Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com: 湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案 (2015-12-08).
5. ^ a b c 2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（白兔潭镇） [2021 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Baitutan)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-03-18.

## External links[edit]

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Township-level divisions of Liling City (November 26, 2015 - present)

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* Guoci (国瓷)
* Lailongmen (来龙门)
* Xianyueshan (仙岳山)
* Yangsanshi (阳三石)

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* Baitutan (白兔潭)
* Banshan (板杉)
* Chashan (茶山)
* Chuanwan (船湾)
* Dongfu (东富)
* Fenglin (枫林)
* Guanzhuang (官庄)
* Jiashu (嘉树)
* Junchu (均楚)
* Litian (李畋)
* Mingyue (明月)
* Pukou (浦口)
* Shentan (沈潭)
* Shiting (石亭)
* Sifen (泗汾)
* Sunjiawan (孙家湾)
* Wangxian (王仙)
* Weishan (沩山)
* Zuoquan (左权)

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