Shuanglong, Hunan
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Shuanglong
双龙镇 | |
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  Shuanglong Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°25′54″N 109°34′31″E / 28.431786°N 109.575334°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| County | Huayuan County |
| Area | |
• Total | 155.7 km2 (60.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 29,000 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 416000 |
| Area code | 0743 |
Shuanglong Town (simplified Chinese: 双龙镇; traditional Chinese: 雙龍鎮; pinyin: Shuānglóng Zhèn) is a rural town in Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern Hunan, China.[1][2] As of the 2015 census[update] it had a population of 29,000 and an area of 155.7 square kilometres (60.1 sq mi).[3]
On November 3, 2013, Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping explored the Shibadong Village, where he first put forward the scheme of the "targeted poverty alleviation" (精准扶贫).[4][5] Shibadong Village became a testing ground for the new initiative in since Xi's investigation.[6][7][8]
On November 30, 2015, Pailiao Township, Paibi Township and Dongmaku Township merged to form the Shuanglong Town.[3]