Baimaoping

Baimaoping

白しろ毛げ坪つぼ镇
Baimaoping 白しろ毛げ坪つぼ镇
Town
	Baimaoping Location in Hunan
	Coordinates: 26°14′58″N 110°22′39″E / 26.249355°N 110.377547°E
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture	Shaoyang
Autonomous county	Chengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	303.16 km2 (117.05 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	16,600
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	422508
Area code	0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	白しろ毛もう坪つぼ鎮
Simplified Chinese	白しろ毛もう坪つぼ镇
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Báimáopíng Zhèn

Baimaoping (Chinese: 白しろ毛げ坪つぼ镇) is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 16,600 and an area of 303.16-square-kilometre (117.05 sq mi).^[1] It is surrounded by Rulin Town on the north, Tingping Township on the west, Lanrong Township on the east, and Guali Township of Ziyuan County on the south.^[2]

Name

The name of "Baimaoping" comes from the white elymus repens on the riverbanks in the territory. "Bai" means white, "Mao" means elymus repens and "Ping" means riverbanks.^[1]

History

In 1995, the townships of Dayang (Chinese: 大だい阳乡) and Qingyuan (Chinese: 清せい源はじめ乡) merged into Baimaoping Township.^[3]

On 17 January 2019, it was upgraded to a town.^[4]

Administrative division

As of 2015, the town is divided into 18 villages: Baimaoping (Chinese: 白しろ毛げ坪つぼ村むら), Xiaozhai (Chinese: 小しょう寨村), Hengbanqiao (Chinese: 横よこ板ばん桥村), Baitou'ao (Chinese: 白しろ头坳村むら), Shengli (Chinese: 胜利村むら), Taiping (Chinese: 太平おうひら村むら), Dachaping (Chinese: 大だい岔坪村むら), Yuanjiashan (Chinese: 袁家山村さんそん), Heping (Chinese: 和平わへい村むら), Dayang (Chinese: 大だい阳村), Daheng (Chinese: 大横おおよこ村むら), Aoling (Chinese: 坳岭村むら), Huangsan (Chinese: 黄き伞村), Zhaungtuanyuan (Chinese: 壮たけし团园村むら), Chengxi (Chinese: 城じょう溪けい村むら), Lawu (Chinese: 蜡屋村むら), Gewu (Chinese: 歌舞かぶ村むら), and Katian (Chinese: 卡田村むら).

Geography

The town is located in the southeast of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of 303.16 square kilometres (117.05 sq mi), of which 282.43 square kilometres (109.05 sq mi) is land and 20.73 square kilometres (8.00 sq mi) is water.^[1]

The Wushui River (Chinese: 巫みこ水すい河かわ) flows through the town.

The highest point in the town is Mount Dachongtou (Chinese: 大だい冲头) which stands 1,279 metres (4,196 ft) above sea level. The second highest point in the town is Mount Dajianling (Chinese: 大だい尖とんが岭), which, at 1,196 metres (3,924 ft) above sea level.

Demographics

In December 2015, the town had an estimated population of 16,600 and a population density of 55 persons per km2. Miao people is the dominant ethnic group in the township, accounting for 9,900, accounting for 59.64%. There are also 13 ethnic groups, such as Dong, Hui, Zhuang, and Manchu. Among them, there are 3,300 Han people (19.88%) and 2,600 Dong, Manchu, Hui and Zhuang people (15.66%).^[1]

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The main agricultural products are lacquer, chestnut, wood, winter bamboo shoots, osmunda, litsea cubeba, etc. The region abounds with manganese, silicon, lead, zinc, and zeolite.

Transport

The County Road X090 passes across the town. Due to the mountainous terrain the road is the only transportation option.

The closest airport, Shaoyang Wugang Airport, is located 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Baimaoping in Wugang.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县行政ぎょうせい区く划 [Administrative divisions of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County]. chengbu.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
^ Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Chengbu Miao Autonomous County" 《城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县》. 《中国ちゅうごく分ぶん省しょう系列けいれつ地ち图册：湖南こなん》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.
^ Wu Yizhen, ed. (2009). "Baimaoping Township" 《白しろ毛げ坪つぼ乡》. 《城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县概况》 [General Situation of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 236. ISBN 978-7-105-08659-7.
^ Chen Gang (陈罡) (18 January 2019). 城じょう步あゆみ县白毛げ坪つぼ撤乡设镇. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[Demographics&Geography-1] 城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县行政ぎょうせい区く划 [Administrative divisions of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County]. chengbu.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

[mapsutras-2] Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). "Chengbu Miao Autonomous County" 《城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县》. 《中国ちゅうごく分ぶん省しょう系列けいれつ地ち图册：湖南こなん》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.

[fish-3] Wu Yizhen, ed. (2009). "Baimaoping Township" 《白しろ毛げ坪つぼ乡》. 《城じょう步あゆみ苗なえ族ぞく自治じち县概况》 [General Situation of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 236. ISBN 978-7-105-08659-7.

[4] Chen Gang (陈罡) (18 January 2019). 城じょう步あゆみ县白毛げ坪つぼ撤乡设镇. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 June 2021.

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v t e Township-level divisions of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (December 2, 2015 - present)
Seat of government: Chengbei Community (城北しろきた社しゃ区く) of Rulin
7 towns	Baimaoping (白しろ毛げ坪つぼ镇) Chang'anying (长安营镇) Dankou (丹に口こう镇) Maoping (茅かや坪つぼ镇) Rulin (儒林镇) Wutuan (五ご团镇) Xiyan (西にし岩がん镇)
5 townships	Tingping Township (汀みぎわ坪つぼ乡) Jiangfang Township (蒋坊乡) Jinzi Township (金きむ紫むらさき乡) Lanrong Township (兰蓉乡) Weixi Township (威い溪けい乡)