Leqiu Township () is a township in

Nanjian Yi Autonomous County Nanjian Yi Autonomous County () is a county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture located in the west central part of Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans appr ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,099 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2018, the town is divided into seven villages: * Mijialu () * Dongsheng () * Leqiu () * Mali () * Lianhe () * Shanghu () * Zhujie ()

History

During the

Great Leap Forward The Great Leap Forward (Second Five Year Plan) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was an economic and social campaign led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1958 to 1962. CCP Chairman Mao Zedong launched the campaign to reconstruc ...

, it known as "Leqiu Commune" () in 1958. It was incorporated as a township in 1988.

Geography

The township is situated at northwestern

, bordering Bixi Township to the west,

Yongcui Township Yongcui Township () is a township in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 20,805 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2018, the town is divided into seven villages: * Yongcui () * Lon ...

to the south,

Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is an autonomous county in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, in the west-central part of Yunnan Province, China. It was known as Menghua () until the 1950s. Geography It is situated in the ...

to the north, and

Nanjian Town Nanjian () is a town in and the county seat of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 49,854 and an area of . It is the political, economic and cultural center of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County. Adm ...

to the east. The highest point is the Xinshan Temple (), elevation . The lowest point is hebiandui (), which, at above sea level.

Economy

The region's economy is based on agriculture. Significant crops include grain, wheat, and corn. Commercial crops include tobacco, tea, bean, and ''

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''.

Demographics

As of 2020, the

National Bureau of Statistics of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of stati ...

estimates the township's population now to be 18,099.

Transportation

The China National Highway G214 passes across the township. The township is connected to the

Dali–Lincang railway The Dali–Lincang railway () is a single-track electrified railway in China. The combined passenger and freight line is long and has a design speed of . History In December 2020, electrification of the railway was completed. It opened on 30 Dece ...

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leqiu Township Divisions of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County