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Wuling Town (Chinese: 武陵镇; pinyin: Wǔlíng Zhèn) was a historic town of Dingcheng District (the former Changde County) in Changde Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China. It was established on March 12, 1981, named after Wuling (Chinese: 武陵) of local ancient name; Guojiapu Township (Chinese: 郭家铺乡) was merge to the town. As a township-level division, Wuling Town ceased to be a separate town, It was divided into 3 subdistricts of Guojiapu, Hongyun and Yuxia in 2013.
Wuling Town was located on the southern bank of the Yuan River, It was surrounded by Wuling District across the Yuan river to the west, north and east, Doumuhu Town to the south.
In 2013, the town had an area of 37.67 km2 (14.54 sq mi) with a population of 152,000, it was divided into 21 commities and four villages, its seat was Yuxia Community (Chinese: 玉霞社区; the seat of the present of Yuxia Subdistrict).