Luoyang () is a town in

Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County Ruyuan ( postal: Yuyuan; ), officially Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, is a county of northern Guangdong province, China, with a small border with Hunan to the northwest. It is under the administration of Shaoguan Shaoguan (; Hakka: Seukoan) is ...

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, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 10,411 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and twelve villages: * Yangsheng Community () * Luoyang () * Shendong () * Pingxi () * Tianluokeng () * Banxing () * Baizhu () * Banchang () * Shuangping () * Gumudong () * Futang () * Yueping () * Yuejie ()

History

It was formed as a township in 1986. In 1993, it was upgraded to a town. In 2005, Gumushui Town () merged into the town.

Geography

The town is situated at northwestern

. The town is bordered to the north by the National Forest Park of Nanling Ridge, to the east by Dongping, Dabu and Wujiang District, to the south by

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and

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, and to the west by

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. The Boluo River, a tributary of the

Bei River Bei River (北江; literally "The North River"; pinyin: ''Běi Jiāng''; wade-giles: ''Pei3 Chiang1''; jyutping: ''Bak1 Gong1'', literally "North River") is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tribu ...

, passes through the town. The Tianjingshan National Forest Park is located in the town. The town is in the subtropical monsoon mountain climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and annual average sunshine hours in 1270 hours.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. The region abounds with

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and

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Demographics

As of 2018, 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 10,411.

Transportation

The National Highway G323 winds through the town.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luoayng Divisions of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County