Longtan Township () is a township in

Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is a county of south-central Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is the town of Lijiang (), while the county itself is under the administration of Yuxi City. It deri ...

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 2017 census it had a population of 5,171 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into one community and six villages: * Anlong Community () * Dashao () * Shuikemo () * Deng'er () * Takezhi () * Yijiachong () * Anai ()

Geography

The township sits at the eastern

. It is surrounded by

Ganzhuang Subdistrict Ganzhuang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spa ...

on the northwest,

Shiping County Shiping County () is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in the southern part of the Yunnan province, China. It is located about from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 an ...

on the northeast, Wadie Township on the southeast, and

Lijiang Subdistrict Lijiang Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 72,853 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the subdistrict is divided into six co ...

on the southwest. The township experiences a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , and total annual rainfall of . The highest point is Mount Qintian (), elevation There are five major streams in the township, namely the Deng'er Stream (), Luyechong Stream (), Anaichong Stream (), Dazhujing Stream (), and Xiangjiaochong Stream ().

Economy

The economy of the township has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and pig-breeding. Significant crops include rice, wheat, and corn. Tobacco, sugarcane, and rape are the economic plants of this region. The region abounds with iron, lead, zinc, silver, and silicon.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Longtan Township Divisions of Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County