Baotan Township () is a township in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County,

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, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 21,389 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2021, the township is divided into one community and seven villages: *Baotan Community () *Lalang () *Sibao () *Zhuangdong () *Xihua () *Zhaicen () *Wudi () *Pingying ()

History

The region came under the jurisdiction of Sibao Township () in 1935 during the

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. After establishment of the Communist State, in 1950, it belonged to the Fourth District and soon belonged to the Eighth District in 1953. In 1958, it split into two communes: Sibao People's Commune () and Baotan People's Commune (), and merged into Huangjin District () in 1962. It was incorporated as a township in 1984.

Geography

The township is located at the northwest of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County. It is bordered to the north by

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and Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, to the east by the towns of Huangjin and Long'an, to the south by

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, and to the west by

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. The highest point in the township is Qingming Mountain () which stands above sea level. There are two rivers in the township: Baotan River () and Sibao River ().

Economy

The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The region abounds with

nickel Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow to ...

tin Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn (from la, stannum) and atomic number 50. Tin is a silvery-coloured metal. Tin is soft enough to be cut with little force and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, t ...

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cu ...

zinc Zinc is a chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodi ...

antimony Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from la, stibium) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (Sb2S3). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient time ...

silica Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is one ...

baryte Baryte, barite or barytes ( or ) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate ( Ba S O4). Baryte is generally white or colorless, and is the main source of the element barium. The ''baryte group'' consists of baryte, celestine (strontium sulfate), ...

, and crystal stone. The region mainly produce rice and corn. Economic crops are mainly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

, and rapeseed. Mineral water production is also valuable to the local economy.

Demographics

The 2019 census reported the township had a population of 21,389.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baotan Township Divisions of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County