Batuan Township
八团乡 | |
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Coordinates: 27°02′10″N 113°43′20″E / 27.03611°N 113.72222°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhuzhou |
County | Chaling |
Area | |
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) |
Population | 65,000 |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Area code | 0733 |
Batuan ( simplified Chinese: 八团乡; traditional Chinese: 八團鄉; pinyin: Bātuán Xiāng) is a historic township in the north of Chaling County, Hunan, China. As a historic division of Chaling, Batuan Commune (八团公社) was created in 1961 from part of Huotian Commune (火田公社). [1] The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984. On November 20, 2015, Batuan Township was merged to Huotian Town (火田镇). [2] [3] [4]
The township is divided into 14 villages, the following areas: Baishi Community, Wolong Village, Peijiang Village, Daying Village, Xiaoying Village, Donghuang Village, Dongping Village, Shigu Village, Xiangyang Village, Dalong Village, Daping Village, Meizhuang Village, Tilong Village, and Jiangdong Village.