Yandong () is a town in

Bama Yao Autonomous County Bama Yao Autonomous County ( Zhuang: ,) is a county in Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hechi City. The residents of Bama County have a reputation for longevity, and Bama has been the focus of studies from geriatricians nationwid ...

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. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 25,917 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2017, the town is divided into twelve villages: * Longjia () * Jiaole () * Longfeng () * Longtian () * Tonghe () * Laiman () * Yandong () * Longwei () * Xinli () * Hongwan () * Zimao () * Yanting ()

History

In March 2016 it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

The town lies in the southern

at its border with the counties of

Tiandong Tiandong County(, za, Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Demographics Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic gro ...

and

Tianyang Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: ; Youjiang Zhuang: ) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. History Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County () a ...

. It borders the towns of Jiazhuan and

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in the north,

Natao Township Natao Township () is a rural township in Bama Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. As of the 2005 census it had a population of 30,371 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2017, the township is divided into ei ...

in the east,

Tianyang County Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: ; Youjiang Zhuang: ) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. History Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County () and ...

in the southwest,

Tiandong County Tiandong County(, za, Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Demographics Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic gro ...

in the southeast, and Suolue Township in the west. The Lingxi Stream () and Chedou Stream () flow through the town.

Economy

The town's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources. The region abounds with

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copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

and

antimony Antimony is a chemical element with the symbol Sb (from la, stibium) and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite (Sb2S3). Antimony compounds have been known since ancient time ...

. The main food crops are

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

corn Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

and

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

. Native products include tea-oil tree and Bama miniature pig ().

Transport

The National Highway G323 passes across the township.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yandong Towns of Hechi Divisions of Bama Yao Autonomous County