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Dabaozi Town
Town
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified	大堡子镇
• Traditional	大堡子鎮
• Pinyin	Dàbǎozǐ Zhèn
Dabaozi TownLocation in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°42′02″N 109°27′48″E / 26.700622°N 109.463396°E / 26.700622; 109.463396
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture	Huaihua
Autonomous county	Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Area
• Total	176.44 km (68.12 sq mi)
Population	21,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	418401
Area code	0745

Dabaozi (Chinese: 大堡子镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 21,000 and an area of 176.44-square-kilometre (68.12 sq mi). The town shares a border with Sanjiang Town of Jinping County to the west, Aoshang Town to the east, Zhulin Township of Tianzhu County to the north, and Sanqiao Township to the south.

History

In 1994 it was upgraded to a town.

Administrative division

As of 2017, the town is divided into 17 villages: Fangjiang (Chinese: 防江村), Qianjin (Chinese: 前进村), Mutang (Chinese: 木塘村), Damu (Chinese: 大木村), Yanwan (Chinese: 岩湾村), Tongle (Chinese: 同乐村), Sanjiang (Chinese: 三江村), Meizi (Chinese: 梅子村), Tangkuan (Chinese: 塘款村), Yanzhai (Chinese: 岩寨村), Baozi (Chinese: 堡子村), Shanghe (Chinese: 上河村), Huangtan (Chinese: 黄潭村), Niuchang (Chinese: 牛场村), Miaochong (Chinese: 苗冲村), Yangjia (Chinese: 阳家村), Jiangchong (Chinese: 江冲村), and one community: Baozi Community (Chinese: 堡子居委会).

Geography

The Guangping River (Chinese: 广坪河) passes through the town south to north.

The highest point in the town is Mount Wuduomei (Chinese: 五朵梅) which stands 801 metres (2,628 ft) above sea level.

References

1. ^ Pan Rongjian, ed. (2009). "Dabaozi Town" 《大堡子镇》. 《靖州苗族侗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. pp. 226–227. ISBN 978-7-105-08631-3.
2. 大堡子镇:河长制双向承诺书见实效. sina (in Chinese). 2018-06-12.

• Towns of Huaihua
• Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County