Sanqiao, Jingzhou County

Sanqiao Township
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified三锹乡
  Traditional三鍬鄉
  PinyinSānqiāo Xiāng
Sanqiao Township
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°36′40″N 109°26′55″E / 26.611153°N 109.448493°E / 26.611153; 109.448493
Country China
ProvinceHunan
PrefectureHuaihua
Autonomous countyJingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County
Area
  Total
174.23 km2 (67.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
5,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
418402
Area code0745

Sanqiao Township (Chinese: 三锹乡) is a rural township in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 5,000 and an area of 174.23 square kilometres (67.27 sq mi). The township shares a border with Jinping County and Liping County to the west, Quyang Town to the east, Aoshang Town to the southeast, Dabaozi Town to the north, and Outuan Township to the south. Among them, the Miao and Dong people account for 99% of the total population.