Wugang, Hunan

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Wugang (Template:Zh) is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Shaoyang prefecture-level city. Located on the southwest of the province and middle of Shaoyang's jurisdiction, the city is bordered to the north by Dongkou and Longhui Counties, to the west by Suining County, to the southwest by Chengbu County, to the southeast by Xinning County, and to the northeast by Shaoyang County. Wugang City covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. As of the 2010 census, the city had a registered population of 810,003 and a resident population of 734,870.[1] In 2014, it had a registered population of 834,868 and a resident population of 759,312.[2] The city has four subdistricts, 11 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, and the government seat is Shuiximen Subdistrict.[3]

Administrative divisions

4 subdistricts
11 towns
  • Choushutang (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Dadian (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Dengjiapu (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Dengyuantai (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Jingzhupu (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Longxi (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Qinqiao (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Shuangpai (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Simachong (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Wantouqiao (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Wenping (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
3 townships
  • Maping (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Shuijinping (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  • Yantian (Script error: No such module "Lang".)

Climate

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Language

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Map including Wugang (labeled as Script error: No such module "Lang". WU-KANG (Walled)) (AMS, 1954)

The Wugang dialect belongs to Xiang Chinese language. The minority languages of Miao people and Yao people are also spoken.

Ethnic groups

Wugang is mostly populated by Xiang-speaking people which is a branch of Han-Chinese.

There are also Miao minority and Yao minority living in Wugang.[4][5] One branch of the Wugang Yao people is known as "Dang" (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[6]

Demographics

Wugang has a population of approximately 730,000.

References

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  1. about the population of Wugang City, according to the comprehensive analysis on the 2010 Population Census of Wugang City (10-Feb-12): 邵阳市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报, or doc88.com
  2. about the population of Wugang City in 2014: 武冈人口
  3. about the divisions of Wugang City (December 2, 2015), according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Wugang City on December 2, 2015: rednet.cn: 《湖南省民政厅关于同意武冈市乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕119号)
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