Zhangjiang Town () was a historic town and the former seat of Taoyuan County in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Chehuyuan Township (), Shenshuigang Township () and the former Zhangjiang Town on November 20, 2015.
Zhangjiang was located in the west of the county, it was bordered by Fengshu Township () and Qinglin Township () to the north, Xujiaqiao Township () of Dingcheng District and Mutangyuan Township () to the east, Yaotianping Town () of Dingcheng District to the southeast, Taohuayuan Town (), Jianshi Town () and Niwotan Township () to the southwest, Sanyanggang Town () to the northwest. The town had an area of with a population of 153,200 (as of 2015), The town had 25 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat was at West Wuling Rd. ()about the present Zhangjiang Town, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Taoyuan County on November 20, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意桃源县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕55号 / 2015年11月20日). see rednet.cn (Dec-04-15) It ceased to be a separate town and was divided into Zhangjiang Subdistrict and Xunyang Subdistrict in 2017.
History Zhangjiang was an ancient town with a long history. It had always been the seat of Taoyuan County formed in 963 AD (Song dynasty). It was incorporated as a town in January 1941, it took its name after the Zhangjiang River (漳江), Zhangjiang Town was renamed to Chengguan Town in January 1951.
Zhangjiang Town was reformed through the merging Bazilu Township (), Yaohe Township () and the former Chengguan Town () in November 1995, it had an area of an area of with a population of about 100,000 (as of 1995), when it had 41 villages and 7 communities. In 2011, the subdivisions of Zhangjiang were reduced to 14 villages and 16 communities from 31 villages and 16 communities through the amalgamation of villages.the history of Zhangjiang, according to About Zhangjiang Town / 漳江镇, see xzqh.org (2013-08-22)
Chehuyuan Township () and Shenshuigang Township () were merged to it on November 20, 2015. it had an area of with a population of 153,200 (as of 2015), and it had 25 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction. In 2017, Zhangjiang Town was divided into two subdistricts of Zhangjiang and Xunyang.湖南省民政厅 湘民行发〔2017〕13号, see mzt.hunan.gov (2018-02-13) or Changde Daily /newspaper (2018-02-27)
Subdivisions The two subdistricts of Zhangjiang and Xunyang establishedthrough the dividing Zhangjiang Town in 201713 villages and 13 communitiescomposing of Zhangjiang Subdistrict10 villages and 8 communitiescomposing of Xunyang SubdistrictEnglishChineseEnglishChineseBaifoge Community白佛阁社区Bazilu Community八字路社区Chuwang Community楚旺社区Dongtinggong Community洞庭宫社区Fangchenglu Community纺城路社区Erligang Community二里岗社区Guanjiaping Community官家坪社区Lianhuahu Community莲花湖社区Guanyinxiang Community观音巷社区Meixiqiao Community梅溪桥社区Huanghuajing Community黄花井社区Wanshouqiao Community万寿桥社区Jiaoyan Community交岩社区Yaohe Community尧河社区Tongmugang Community桐木港社区Yifengfang Community义丰坊社区Wenchangge Community文昌阁社区Fenghe Village丰禾村Wenxingyuan Community文星园社区Fuqingshan Village福庆山村Xiyuan Community西苑社区Huifeng Village廻峰村Yufusi Community渔父祠社区Jiaoren Village教仁村Zhangjiangge Community漳江阁社区Luluoping Village菉萝坪村Fuqiang Village富强村Luxikou Village绿溪口村Gaohu Village高湖村Taiping Village大平村Gaoqiao Village高桥村Tiechuanyan Village铁船堰村Gaoyan Village高岩村Yanshi Village仙石村Hailuoshan Village海螺山村Zhenjiangdu Village镇江渡村Hexie Village和谐村Jinfeng Village金凤村Jinwang Village金旺村Jinyan Village金雁村Juntianping Village均田坪村Shengli Village胜利村Yanquan Village延泉村Yuntai Village云台村
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