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, China. It is under the administration of

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Economy

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mining is a major industry in Debao County. To facilitate the transportation of the ore, a 72-km single-track electrified railway branch was completed in 2010, connecting Debao with

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on the Nanning-Kunming mainline. The bauxite and other local ores are shipped by rail to

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, and to other metallurgical plants throughout the country. In the opposite direction, coal is brought to Debao from Guizhou, Shanxi, and from overseas (via the

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port). There are also plans to extend this new railway further southwest from Debao, to the

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border crossing (

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) on the Vietnamese border.

Administrative divisions

There are 5 towns and 7 townships in the county: Towns: * Chengguan (城关镇), Longdie (隆桑镇), Jingde (敬德镇), Zurong (足荣镇), Ma'ai (马隘镇) Townships: *

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(都安乡), Najia Township (那甲乡), Ronghua Township (荣华乡),

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(燕峒乡), Longguang Township (龙光乡),

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(巴头乡),

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(东凌乡)

Climate

Transportation

The county has one railway station, Debao railway station.

References

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Counties of Guangxi Counties and cities in Baise {{Guangxi-geo-stub