Rongjiawan
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Rongjiawan
荣家湾镇 | |
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  Rongjiawan Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 29°8′27″N 113°6′31″E / 29.14083°N 113.10861°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| County | Yueyang County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Rongjiawan (Chinese: 荣家湾镇; pinyin: Róngjiāwān Zhèn) is a town and the county seat of Yueyang in Hunan, China. The town was reformed through the amalgamation of Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇; known as Rongjiawan), Lujiao Town (Chinese: 鹿角镇) and Matang Town (Chinese: 麻塘镇) on November 30, 2015. The town has an area of 217.42 km2 (83.95 sq mi) with a population of 161,100 (as of 2015).[1] Through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, it has 19 villages and 24 communities under its jurisdiction, its seat is at Chezhan Rd. (Chinese: 车站路).[2]
Rongjiawan is located in the northwestern Yueyang County, on the eastern bank of Dongting Lake, the Xiang River flows through the south western margin of the town. It is bordered by Zhongzhou Township (Chinese: 中洲乡) to the southwest and northwest, Yueyanglou District to the northeast, Xinkai Town (Chinese: 新开镇) to the east, and Xinqiang (Chinese: 新墙镇) and Huangshajie (Chinese: 黄沙街镇) towns to the southeast and south.