Madang Township, Gansu
Madang Township (''Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin'': ''麻当乡'') is a township in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, China. In 2010, Madang Township had a total population of 5,662: 2,899 males and 2,763 females: 1,034 aged under 14, 4,054 aged between 15 and 65 and 574 aged over 65. References

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Townships Of China
Townships (), formally township-level divisions (), are the basic level (fourth-level administrative units) of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages. In 1995 there were 29,502 townships and 17,532 towns (a total of 47,034 township-level divisions) in China. Much like other levels of government in mainland China, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the "county magistrate" (). The township party secretary, along with the township's party committee, determines policy. The magistrate is in charge of administering the daily affairs of government and executing policies as determined by the party committee. A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the civil service hierarchy; in practice, however, the township party secretary and magistrate can amass high levels of personal power. A township government ...
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