Nanqiao Town (simplified Chinese: 南桥镇; traditional Chinese: 南橋鎮; pinyin: Nanqiao Zhen) was a town in the northeast portion of Liling City, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
[1] The town spanned an area of 98.87 square kilometres (38.17 sq mi),[1] and had a population of 40,556 as of 2010.
[2] Nanqiao was named after the Lanxi Bridge (Chinese: 兰溪桥; pinyin: Lánxī Qiáo), which was located within the town.
[1] Upon the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Nanqiao belonged to Hunan's District 1 (Chinese: 第一区; pinyin: Dì Yī Qū).
[1] Nanqiao Township (Chinese: 南桥乡; pinyin: Nánqiáo Xiāng) was established in 1956.