Pingmu () is a town in
Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Daozhen County", commonly abbreviated as Daozhen ) is a county in northernmost Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi. Daozhe ...
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Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
, China. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 20,000 and an area of .
Administrative division
As of 2016, the town is divided into three villages:
* Pingmu ()
* Xingbao ()
* Shunhe ()
Geography
The highest point in the town stands above sea level. The lowest point is at above sea level.
The town is in the subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , and a frost-free period of 260 days.
Economy
The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. It is rich in limestone, silica, refractory clay and asbestos. The main cash crops are medicinal materials and
tobacco
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See also
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List of township-level divisions of Guizhou
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This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Guizhou, People's Republic of China. After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divis ...
References
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Towns of Zunyi
Divisions of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County