Weishan Township | |
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Township | |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 沩山乡 |
• Traditional | 溈山鄉 |
• Pinyin | Wéishān Xiāng |
Location in Hunan | |
Coordinates: 28°10′32″N 111°58′01″E / 28.17556°N 111.96694°ECoordinates: 28°10′32″N 111°58′01″E / 28.17556°N 111.96694°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Hunan |
County-level city | Ningxiang City |
Area | |
• Total | 42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi) |
Population | 14,000 |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 410627 |
Area code(s) | 0731 |
Weishan Township (simplified Chinese: 沩山乡; traditional Chinese: 溈山鄉; pinyin: Wéishān Xiāng) is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It's surrounded by Dafu Town and Songmutang Town on the northwest, Huangcai Town on the northeast, and Xiangzikou Town on the south. As of the 2000[update] census it had a population of 14,532 and an area of 42.8 square kilometres (16.5 sq mi).
The township is divided into ten villages: Bajiaoxi Village (八角溪村), Wishan Village (沩山村), Weiqing Village (沩清村), Weiyuan Village (沩源村), Xiyuan Village (西元村), Tongqing Village (同庆村), Zuta Village (祖塔村), Huixinqiao Village (回心桥村) and Shuanglongtan Village (双龙潭村).
The Xiaolongtan Reservoir (小龙潭水库) is located in the town and discharges into the Wei River.
The local people grow industrial crops including tobacco, Tea, peach, Weishan Maojian , tofu, fish, silicon and capsicum annuum, which are important to the local economy.