Yunji 云集镇
town
Yunji Location of Yunji Town in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°43′50″N 112°40′25″E / 26.7306435262°N 112.6735420918°E / 26.7306435262; 112.6735420918
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture	Hengyang
County	Hengnan County
Administrative centre	Huangjin Community
Divisions	37 villages and 19 communities
Area
• Total	296.7 km2 (114.6 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	155,100
• Density	520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0734
Languages	Standard Chinese and Hengzhou dialect

Yunji Town (simplified Chinese: 云集镇; traditional Chinese: 雲集鎮; pinyin: Yúnjí Zhèn) is a town and the seat of Hengnan County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of 296.7 km² (114.6 sq mi) with a household population of 155,100 (as of 2015). The town of Yunji has 37 villages and 19 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is Huangjin Community (黄金社区).^[1]

History

The town of Yunji was reformed through the merger of three towns of the former Yunji, Chejiang and Xiangyang on November 18, 2015.^[1]

the former Yunji Town

The former Yunji Town was formed on June 9, 1996, it is the central north of the present Yunji Town. The county seat of Hengnan was transferred to the town from Zhongshan North Road in Shigu District (石鼓区中山北路) on January 19, 2004.^[2] The former Yunji had an area of 101.8 km² (39.3 sq mi) with a population of 50,649 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 12 villages of Dukou (渡口村), Gutang (古塘村), Heshi (河市村), Huilong (回龙村), Jiangxin (江新村), Liping (栗坪村), Maotang (毛塘村), Puxian (普贤村), Shitang (石塘村), Xiangguling (响鼓岭村), Yangjiaping (阳家坪村) and Yangliu (杨柳村), and 11 communities of Baohe (保合社区), Binhe (滨河社区), Dongwu (东屋社区), Duiziling (堆子岭社区), Huangjin (黄金社区), Quanzi (泉梓社区), Shanfeng (杉峰社区), Xincheng (新城社区), Xinqiao (新桥社区), Xintangzhan (新塘站社区) and Yunji (云集社区).

Chejiang Town

Chejiang Town (Chinese: 车江镇) was formed in 1951, it is the western part of the present Yunji Town. The town had an area of 112 km² (43 sq mi) with a population of 35,530 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 24 villages of Baishui (白水村), Changhe (长合村), Chejiang (车江村), Fengfu (丰富村), Gaotian (高田村), Gucheng (古城村), Hengxing (恒星村), Huaqiao (花桥村), Jinma (金马村), Jinxing (金星村), Leizufeng (雷祖峰村), Shalong (沙龙村), Shanglong (上龙村), Shengli (胜利村), Shenlong (神龙村), Shuanglong (双龙村), Tieshi (铁市村), Weiyi (唯一村), Xiashan (霞山村), Xinfa (新发村), Xuanpo (宣陂村), Youyi (友谊村), Zhangshu (樟树村) and Zhenxing (振兴村), and 6 communities of Daqiao (大桥社区), Dashanping (大山坪社区), Fuquan (福泉社区), Pailou (牌楼社区), Tieguanpu (铁关铺社区) and Youyi (友谊社区).

Xiangyang Town

Xiangyang Town (Chinese: 向阳镇) was formed from a part of Xiangyang Commune in 1981 and reformed in 1993, it is the southeast of the present Yunji Town. The town had an area of 128.4 km² (49.6 sq mi) with a population of 45,752 (as of 2010 census), it was divided into 27 villages of Anfu (安福村), Chaoyang (朝阳村), Chehe Caichang (车荷菜场村), Dongqing (洞清村), Gaoling (高岭村), Heping (和平村), Huangshi (黄狮村), Jiepai (界牌村), Jintai (金台村), Liangshi (良石村), Lianhua (莲花村), Liantang (连塘村), Lingjue (灵觉村), Pengci (彭祠村), Risheng (日升村), Shuikou (水口村), Suhu (苏湖村), Tianzhu (天竹村), Tuanjie (团结村), Xiangjiang (湘江村), Xiangyang (向阳村), Yantou (堰头村), Yatian (雅田村), Yushi (渔市村), Zhuchong (祝冲村), Zhushan (祝山村) and Zifu (资富村), 5 communities of Huangshitang (黄狮塘社区), Jiangtang (疆塘社区), Jiedao (街道社区), Shuikou (水口社区) and Xiangyang (向阳社区).^[3]

Subdivisions

The town of Yunji had 75 villages and 17 communities in 2015. Through the merger of village-level divisions in 2016, its divisions was reduced to 56 from 92. The town has 19 communities and 37 villages under its jurisdiction.^[4]