Xunle Miao Ethnic Township () is an ethnic township in
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County,
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 28,563 and an area of .
Administrative division
As of 2021, the township is divided into two communities and ten villages:
*Fushou Community ()
*Pingzhi Community ()
*Pingmo ()
*Taiping ()
*Quan'an ()
*Shangang ()
*Daji ()
*Beishan ()
*Zhenbei ()
*Kangning ()
*Changbei ()
*Shunning ()
History
The area belonged to Anhua Department () during the
Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
In 1933 during the
Republic of China
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, Xunle Township and Dao'an Township were founded and came under the jurisdiction of Yibei County ().
In August 1951, it was under the jurisdiction of the 8th District. In February 1972, Shangchao Town () was set up here. In 1984, it was renamed Xunle Miao Ethnic Township. In 2005, Shangchao Town was merged into the township.
Geography
The township lies at the northern of
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, bordering
Chuanshan Town and
Libo County
Libo County () is a county of southern Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.
Geography
The county is located in the remote southeastern corner o ...
to the west,
Luoyang Town to the south,
Congjiang County to the north, and
Longyan Township and
Minglun Town to the east.
The township enjoys a subtropical humid monsoon climate, enjoying four distinct seasons and abundant precipitation. Its average temperature is .
Economy
The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources.
The region abounds with coal,
lead,
zinc, iron,
arsenopyrite,
vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with the symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, malleable transition metal. The elemental metal is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer ( pas ...
, and
manganese.
The main crops are rice and corn.
Castanea mollissima is one of the important economic crops in the region.
Demographics
The 2019 census reported the township had a population of 28563.
References
Bibliography
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Divisions of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County