Pingle () 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 . As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,323. Its administrative centre was at Maoping Village (茅坪).xzqh.org: Pingle Township / 平乐乡 (Apr. 19 2011) (Chinese / 中文)
History 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.the divisions of Yanling County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yanling County on November 20, 2015 《关于同意炎陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕57号) rednet (20-Nov-15), zznews.gov
Cityscape The township is divided into 8 villages: Maoping Village, Lefu Village, Mianying Village, Dongping Village, Dongzi Village, Qingshan Village, Jingshan Village, and Xinshan Village.
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