Cennan
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CountryPeople's Republic of China
Cennan
岑南镇 | |
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  Cennan Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′02″N 111°46′08″E / 29.75056°N 111.76889°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Changde |
| County | Li County |
| Village-level divisions | 1 community, 10 villages |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Cennan (Chinese: 涔南镇; pinyin: Cénnán Zhèn) is a town of Li County in Hunan, China. It has an area of 89.87 km2 (34.70 sq mi) with a population of 39,800 (as of 2017). The town has 10 villages and a community under its jurisdiction, and its seat is Zengjiahe Community (Chinese: 曾家河社区).[1]
The township of Cennan was formed in 1928.[2] It was reorganized as a commune in 1958 and a township in 1984. It was reorganized to as a town through the amalgamation of the former township of Cennan (Chinese: 涔南乡), 8 villages of Lidong Township (Chinese: 澧东乡) and the Cengnan Flood Storage Area (Chinese: 涔澹蓄洪区) on November 23, 2015.[3] Minyan Village (Chinese: 民堰村) was transferred to Lidan Subdistrict in 2017.[1]