Jiangfang Township, Chengbu County
Jiangfang Township
蒋坊乡 | |||||||
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  Jiangfang Township Location in Hunan | |||||||
| Coordinates: 26°30′44″N 110°21′01″E / 26.512192°N 110.350141°E | |||||||
| Country | China | ||||||
| Province | Hunan | ||||||
| Prefecture | Shaoyang | ||||||
| Autonomous county | Chengbu Miao Autonomous County | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 94.8 km2 (36.6 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||
| • Total | 11,100 | ||||||
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 422503 | ||||||
| Area code | 0739 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔣 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蒋 | ||||||
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Jiangfang Township (Chinese: 蒋坊乡) is a rural township in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2015 census it had a population of 11,100 and an area of 94.8-square-kilometre (36.6 sq mi). It borders Maoping Town in the north, Rulin Town in the east and south, and Guanxia Miao Ethnic Township of Suining County in the west.[2]
Name
[edit]The name of the township is named after a pulp and paper workshop in the Song dynasty (960–1279) named "Jiangjiafang" (Chinese: 浆加
Administrative division
[edit]As of 2015, the township is divided into 7 villages: Liulin (Chinese:
Geography
[edit]The township is located in the north of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of 94.8 square kilometres (36.6 sq mi), of which 88.03 square kilometres (33.99 sq mi) is land and 6.77 square kilometres (2.61 sq mi) is water.[3]
The Meixi River (Chinese:
Demographics
[edit]In December 2015, the township had an estimated population of 11,100 and a population density of 116 persons per km2. Miao people is the dominant ethnic group in the township, accounting for 7,680, accounting for 69.19%. There are also 4 ethnic groups, including Dong, Hui, Han, and Manchu. Among them, there are 2,763 Han people (24.89%), 305 Dong (2.75%), 263 Hui (2.37%), and 89 Manchu people (0.80%).[3]
Economy
[edit]The principal industries in the area are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources.
Transport
[edit]The township is connected to two highways: Provincial Highway S219, which heads south to downtown Chengbu Miao Autonomous County and north to Wugang via the towns of Maoping and Xiyan, and Provincial Highway S319, which heads north to Guanxia Miao Ethnic Township of Suining County.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 罗建
南 深入 城 步 县蒋坊 乡考察 指 导工作 [Party chief of Chengbu County Luo Jiannan inspects Jiangfang Township]. hn.rednet.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2017. - ^ Wu Yizhen, ed. (2009). 《
城 步 苗 族 自治 县概况》 [General Situation of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08659-7. - ^ a b c
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. - ^ 还我
清 澈河水 ！城 步 县蒋坊 乡洗沙 场日夜 开工污染梅溪 河 （图）. people.rednet.cn (in Chinese). 6 December 2015. - ^ 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.