Lushui, Chaling

Lushui Town 潞水镇
Town
Lushui Town Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°57′39″N 113°33′22″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Zhuzhou
County	Chaling
Area
• Total	127 km^2 (49 sq mi)
Population	32,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0733

Lushui (Chinese: 潞水镇; pinyin: Lùshuǐ Zhèn) is a historic town located in the north of Chaling County, Hunan, China.

As a historic division of Chaling, Lushui Commune (潞水公社) was created in 1961 from a part of Dongfeng Commune (东风公社). The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984, then the township was reorganized as a town in 1992.^[1]

Lushui Town was dissolved on November 20, 2015, nine villages of the town were amalgamated to Yaolu Town (腰潞镇), the other 3 villages were merged to Sicong Subdistrict (思聪街道).^[2][3][4]

Subdivisions

The town is divided into 12 villages and 1 community, the following areas: Lushui Community, Datai Village, Nongyuan Village, Shoutuan Village, Tiantu Village, Xiafang Village, Yuanwang Village, Dayuan Village, Shuangguan Village, Jieshi Village, Longxi Village, Miaoshi Village, and Miaoping Village.

References

1. 潞水镇 (in Chinese (China)). xzqh.org.
2. 《湖南省民政厅关于同意茶陵县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》 (湘民行发〔2015〕61号). rednet.cn. 2015-12-04.
3. 茶陵新成立4个街道办事处. zhuzhouwang.com. 2014-01-27.
4. 《城区及周边乡镇行政区划调整后续工作调度会召开》. Chaling County People's Government. 2014-01-22.