Mailing () is a town in

Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City. Administrative divisions As of January 2016, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has nine towns and three townships u ...

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, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 26,000 and an area of .

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages: * Mailing Community () * Mailing () * Changchun () * Daba () * Xinzao () * Xiaotian () * Xiulin () * Gaoqiao () * Yongquan () * Yuetang () * Cunhuang () * Jintian () * Hemu () * Sanmin ()

History

In 1996 it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

The town is situated at the northeastern

. It is bordered to the north by

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, to the east by Shijia Township, to the south by Gepo Town, and to the west by Chaodong Town. The Changchun Reservoir () is a reservoir located in the town, which provides drinking water and water for irrigation. The Mailing Stream (), Jintian Stream (), Fujiang River () and Gongtang Stream () flow through the town.

Economy

The main industries in and around the town are forestry and farming. Commercial crops include

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Transportation

The town is connected to two highways: the China National Highway G538 and the S13 Zhongshan County–Fuchuan County Expressway.

References

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mailing Towns of Hezhou