Wanfushan Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Wanfo Mountain town

It is agreed that mujiao, Xiaxiang and Linkou will be formed into a system and Wanfoshan town will be established. The newly established Wanfoshan town governs 25 villages and 1 community, with a total area of 415.23 square kilometers (2017) and a total population of 24951 (2017). The town people's government is located in Linkou (the former Linkou Town People's Government).

Historical evolution

The town government is located in Linkou village, where lingangzhai was established in the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083) of the Song Dynasty, and Lingang county was established in the fifth year of Chongning (1106), under the leadership of Yang Zaixing, a local official, under the jurisdiction of Wugang army. In the thirtieth year of Shaoxing in Song Dynasty (1160), it fell back to Zhai. In the eighth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1375), the Department of Linkou was set up. During the period of the Republic of China, it belonged to Shiyan township of Suining County. In 1951, it was designated as the Sixth District government. Linkou Township was set up in 1956. In 1958, Linkou commune was built together with Xiaxiang and mujiao. In 1961, Xiaxiang and mujiao separated out. In 1984, it was changed to township. In 1986, it was withdrawn to build town. In 2015, mujiao and Xiaxiang two townships and Linkou one town formed a system and Wanfoshan town was established.

Township merger

The reply of Hunan Provincial Department of Civil Affairs on the approval of the adjustment plan of township division in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County < br > < br > Huaihua Municipal People's Government: < br > < br > your city's request for instructions on the adjustment of administrative divisions of some towns in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County (huaizheng [2015] No. 97) has been received, in accordance with the fifth regulation of the State Council on the administration of administrative divisions After studying and reporting to the provincial people's government for approval, the following reply is given: < br > < br > 1.
< br > 2. It is agreed that mujiao Township and Xiaxiang Township and Linkou Township will be formed into a system and Wanfoshan town will be established. The newly established Wanfoshan town governs 25 villages and one community, with a total area of 413 square kilometers and a total population of 27500. The town people's government is stationed in Linkou (the former Linkou Town People's Government). as of 2017, the town (township) has a total administrative area of 415.23 square kilometers and a permanent population of 24951.