Rulin

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Rulin Town
儒林镇
Town
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Rulin Town
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°21′31″N110°18′42″E / 26.3584821495°N 110.3116832069°E / 26.3584821495; 110.3116832069 Coordinates: 26°21′31″N110°18′42″E / 26.3584821495°N 110.3116832069°E / 26.3584821495; 110.3116832069
CountryChina
Province Hunan
Prefecture Shaoyang
Autonomous county Chengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
 • Total311 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total75,900
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
422500
Area code(s) 0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 儒 林 鎮
Simplified Chinese 儒 林 镇

Rulin Town (Chinese :儒林镇) is a town and the seat of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 311 km2 (120 sq mi) with a population of 64,364 (as of 2010 census [1] ). As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,900. [2] It is surrounded by Maoping Town on the north, Dankou Town on the west, Lanrong Township on the east, and Tingping Township on the south. [2]

Contents

The town of Rulin has 25 villages and 11 communities under its jurisdiction. [3]

Name

The name of the town is named after Rulin Academy (儒林书院), an academy of classical learning built by Yang Zaicheng (杨再成) in 1313 during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). [2]

History

The town of Rulin is an ancient town. In the late period of Sui dynasty (about 610s AD), the separatist leader Xiao Xian created Jian Prefecture (建州), as a county of the prefecture, Wuyou County (武攸县) was formed and its seat was located in the place of modern Rulin Town. The county of Wuyou was renamed to Wugang (武冈县) which was a part of Nanliang Prefecture (南梁州) in 621 AD. The county seat of Wugang was transferred to the modern downtown area of Wugang in early Song dynasty, the place of its former seat was named as Stockaded Village of Chengbu (城步寨).

The county of Chengbu was formed from parts of two counties of Wugang and Suining in 1504, it was named after its seat of Chengbuzhai (meaning "Stockaded Village of Chengbu"). Rulin Town was established in 1950, it was reorganized as a commune and a town in 1961. [4]

Administrative division

The town of Ruling has 11 communities and 25 villages under its jurisdiction (as of 2016). [5]

11 communities
25 villages

Geography

The town is located in the middle of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of 311 square kilometres (120 sq mi), of which 295.39 square kilometres (114.05 sq mi) is land and 15.61 square kilometres (6.03 sq mi) is water. [2]

The Wushui River (巫水河) winds through the town. [6] [7]

The town is in the central subtropical monsoon climate. It has four distinct seasons and abundant rainfall. Winter is warm and summer is cold.

Demographics

In December 2015, the town had an estimated population of 75,900 and a population density of 244 persons per km2. Miao people is the dominant ethnic group in the town, accounting for 48,700, accounting for 64.16%. There are also 12 ethnic groups, such as Dong, Hui, Tujia, and Yao. Among them, there are 15,200 Han people (20.03%), 4,100 Dong (5.40%), and 2,500 Hui people (3.29%). [2]

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.

Transport

The Provincial Highway S219 is a north-south highway passing through the town's commercial and industrial areas. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ 城步苗族自治县历史沿革. XZQH.org.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 城步苗族自治县行政区划 [Administrative divisions of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County]. chengbu.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017.
  3. ↑ Li Liguo, ed. (2013). 《中国行政区划大典》[Dictionary of Chinese Administrative Divisions] (in Chinese). Hangzhou, Zhejaing: People's Publishing House of Zhejiang. ISBN   7-213-01789-6.
  4. ↑ sohu.com (2016-09-28), 4305.cn (2012-11-23) or mapbar.com
  5. ↑ the Code of Administrative Divisions of Hunan Province in 2016 see hntj.gov (Chinese / 中文)
  6. 1 2 Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Chengbu Miao Autonomous County" 《城步苗族自治县》. 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》[Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. p. 80. ISBN   978-7-5031-8949-4.
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