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Wenchang, Dongkou

Wenchang Subdistrict (Chinese: 文昌街道; pinyin: wénchāng Jiēdào) is a subdistrict and the seat of Dongkou County in Hunan, China. It was one of three subdistricts established in July 2015. The subdistrict has an area of 22 km² (8.5 sq mi) with a population of 137,000 (as of 2015).^[1] The subdistrict of Wenchang has 9 villages and 5 communities under its jurisdiction.^[2]

History

The subdistrict was formed from 12 communities and 6 villages of the former Dongkou Town in July 2015.^[1]

Subdivisions

The subdistrict of Wenchang has 5 communities and 9 villages under its jurisdiction.^[3]

5 communities

Bajiaotian Community (Chinese: 八角田社区)
Huashan Community (Chinese: 花山社区)
Jucheng Community (Chinese: 桔城社区)
Longshan Community (Chinese: 龙山社区)
Wenchang Community (Chinese: 文昌社区)

9 communities

Daqiao Village (Chinese: 大桥村)
Gaodu Village (Chinese: 高渡村)
Jinwu Village (Chinese: 金武村)
Pingdong Village (Chinese: 平栋村)
Pingdu Village (Chinese: 平渡村)
Pingqing Village (Chinese: 平青村)
Shucai Village (Chinese: 蔬菜村)
Xinping Village (Chinese: 新平村)
Zhushan Village (Chinese: 竹山村)

References

^ ^a ^b the history of Wenchang Subdistrict, according to Dissolving a town and a township, Dongkou County established 3 subdistricts (in 2015) / (2015年)洞口县撤销两乡镇分设三街道 see shaoyang.gov (2015-08-05), dkdj.gov (2015-8-4) or 0739bbs.com
^ Wenchang Subdistrict profiles / 文昌街道概况 dongkou.gov (2016-05-10)
^ the Code of Administrative Divisions of Hunan Province in 2016 see hntj.gov (Chinese / 中文)