Baiya () is a town in the county-level city of Langzhong,

Nanchong Nanchong (; Sichuanese: lan2cong1) is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan province, China, with an area of . At the 2020 census it was home to 5,607,565 people, of whom 1,936,534 lived in the built-up (or 'metro') area made of th ...

, Sichuan,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. As of 2020, Baiya has a population of 22,158 people.

History

On August 2, 2005, the now-defunct townships of Gaoguan (), Jinyu (), and Yunong () were merged into Baiya.

Administrative divisions

Baiya administers four residential communities and eight administrative villages.

Residential communities

Baiya contains the following four residential communities: * Baiya Community () * Jinyu Community () * Yunong Community () * Gaoguan Community ()

Administrative villages

Baiya contains the following eight administrative villages: * Fulemiao Village () * Shangyou Village () * Huxi Village () * Chunfeng Village () * Laofangzui Village () * Lujiaoxi Village () * Nandengguan Village () * Junqingsi Village ()

Demographics

According to the

2020 Chinese Census The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Census w ...

, Baiya has a population of 22,158 people. 3.56% of Langzhong's total population lives in Baiya. The town's males comprised 51.18% percent of the population, while females comprised 48.82% of the population. 13.09% of the town's population is 14 years of age or younger, 49.76% is between the ages of 15 and 59, and 37.15% is 60 years of age or older. 29.72% of Baiya's population is 65 years of age or older.

Historical populations

As of the

2010 Chinese Census The 2010 Chinese census, officially the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國第六次全國人口普查), was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China wi ...

, Baiya had a population of 31,235, up from the 19,920 recorded in the

2000 Chinese Census The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...

. This increase is likely due to the expansion of the town of Baiya, which incorporated a number of now-defunct townships in 2005.

References

Towns in Sichuan Nanchong {{Sichuan-geo-stub