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Jinzi Township 金紫乡 | |||||||
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  Jinzi Township Location in Hunan | |||||||
| Coordinates: 26°39′22″N 110°27′55″E / 26.656176°N 110.465392°E | |||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Province | Hunan | ||||||
| Prefecture | Shaoyang | ||||||
| Autonomous county | Chengbu Miao Autonomous County | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||
| • Total | 27,885 | ||||||
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 422504 | ||||||
| Area code | 0739 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 金紫鄉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金紫乡 | ||||||
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Jinzi Township (Chinese: 金紫乡) is a rural township in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2015 census it had a population of 27,885 and an area of 69-square-kilometre (27 sq mi). It borders Wugang in the north, Xiyan Town in the east and south, and Wuyang Town of Suining County in the west.[2]
History
[edit]In December 2013, 13 villages of Xiyan Town and Qiliping Horticultural Farm (Chinese: 七里坪园艺场) merged to form Jinzi Township.
Administrative division
[edit]As of 2015, the township is divided into 1 community: Qiliping Community (Chinese: 七里坪居委会) and 14 villages: Santang (Chinese: 三塘村), Baishui (Chinese: 白水村), Jinzijiang (Chinese: 金紫江村), Shankou (Chinese: 山口村), Shajing (Chinese: 沙井村), Jiangxi (Chinese: 江西村), Taiping (Chinese: 太平村), Wutang (Chinese: 五塘村), Fenghuang (Chinese: 凤凰村), Xinghuo (Chinese: 星火村), Changxing (Chinese: 长形村), Gaozhai (Chinese: 高寨村) and Shuiqing (Chinese: 水清村).
Geography
[edit]The township is located in the north of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of 69 square kilometres (27 sq mi), of which 64.1 square kilometres (24.7 sq mi) is land and 4.8 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) is water.[3]
The highest point in the township is Mount Fengmujie (Chinese: 枫木界) which stands 1,191 metres (3,907 ft) above sea level.[4]
The Weixi River (Chinese: 威溪) flows through the town south to north.[4]
Demographics
[edit]In December 2015, the township had an estimated population of 27,885 and a population density of 404 persons per km2. Miao people is the dominant ethnic group in the township, accounting for 19,380, accounting for 69.5%. There are also 4 ethnic groups, such as Dong, Hui, Han, and Manchu. Among them, there are 8,504 Han, Dong, Hui and Man (30.5%).[3]
Economy
[edit]The main industries in and around the township are forestry and farming.
References
[edit]- ^ Huang Yanping (25 September 2014). 城步县金紫乡第一次党代会召开(图) [The First Congress of Party Representatives held in Jinzi Township of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County]. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Chengbu Miao Autonomous County" 《城步苗族自治县》. 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.
- ^ a b 城步苗族自治县行政区划 [Administrative divisions of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County]. chengbu.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ a b Wu Yizhen, ed. (2009). "Administrative Map of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County" 《城步苗族自治县行政区划图》. 《城步苗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 1. ISBN 978-7-105-08659-7.