Nanqiao, Liling
Nanqiao Town () was a town in the northeast portion of Liling City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. The town spanned an area of , and had a population of 40,556 as of 2010. Toponymy. Nanqiao was named after the Lanxi Bridge (), which was located within the town. History. Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Nanqiao belonged to Hunan's District 1 (). Nanqiao Township () was established in 1956. In 1958, Nanqiao Township became the Nanqiao People's Commune (), as part of the establishment of people's communes. Nanqiao was reverted to a  township in 1984. Nanqiao was upgraded to a town in 1995. In 2015, Nanqiao was abolished, and split between the towns of Litian and Baitutan. Geography. Nanqiao was located from the city center of Liling. Administrative divisions. Before abolition. Before its abolition in 2015, Nanqiao administered 1 residential community () and 15 administrative villages (). Residential communities. Nanqiao's sole residential community was Nanyuan Community (). Administrative villages. Nanqiao administered the following 15 villages: After abolition. Upon Nanqiao's abolition in 2015, all of its administrative divisions were merged into Litian, sans Xinghu Village, which was merged into Baitutan. Demographics. Nanqiao had a  population of 40,556 per the 2010 Chinese Census, down from an estimated population of 41,500 in 2005. Nanqiao had a population of 39,295 in the 2000 Chinese Census, and about 41,000 per a 1996 estimate. Transportation. National Highway 106 and the both ran through Nanqiao.