Batuan, Chaling

Batuan (simplified Chinese: 八团乡; traditional Chinese: 八團鄉; pinyin: Bātuán Xiāng) is a historic township in the north of Chaling County, Hunan, China. As a historic division of Chaling, Batuan Commune (八团公社) was created in 1961 from part of Huotian Commune (火田公社).^[1] The commune was reorganized as a township in 1984. On November 20, 2015, Batuan Township was merged to Huotian Town (火田镇).^[2][3][4]

Batuan Township 八团乡
Township
Batuan Township Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°02′10″N 113°43′20″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture-level city	Zhuzhou
County	Chaling
Area
• Total	116 km2 (45 sq mi)
Population
• Total	65,000
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0733

Subdivisions

The township is divided into 14 villages, which include the following areas: Baishi Community, Wolong Village, Peijiang Village, Daying Village, Xiaoying Village, Donghuang Village, Dongping Village, Shigu Village, Xiangyang Village, Dalong Village, Daping Village, Meizhuang Village, Tilong Village, and Jiangdong Village.