Gepo

Gepo 葛坡镇
Town
Gepo Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°56′58″N 111°16′40″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Hezhou
Autonomous county	Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	93.56 km^2 (36.12 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	17,810
• Density	190/km^2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	542700
Area code	0774

Gepo (simplified Chinese: 葛坡镇; traditional Chinese: 葛坡鎮; pinyin: Gěpō Zhèn) is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of the 2018 census it had a population of 17,810 and an area of 93.56-square-kilometre (36.12 sq mi).

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and twelve villages:

• Gepojie Community (葛坡街社区)
• Lingui (林桂村)
• Zhaixiang (宅祥村)
• Jile (极乐村)
• Shantang (山塘村)
• Banzhu (斑竹村)
• Qishan (岐山村)
• Shenpo (深坡村)
• Maping (马坪村)
• Shangdong (上洞村)
• Hedong (合洞村)
• Macao (马槽村)
• Lou (楼村)

History

In 1984 it separated from Mailing Township (now Mailing). In 1996 it was upgraded to a town.

Geography

The town lies at the northern of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Chengbei Town to the west, Fuyang Town and Fuli Town to the south, Mailing Town to the north, and Shijia Township to the east.

The Fuchuan River flows through the town north to south.

Economy

The principal industries in the area are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources.[1] Agricultural crops include grains, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, navel orange (脐橙), pear, and Ziziphus mauritiana.[1] The region also has an abundance of iron, tin, copper, manganese and granite.[1]

Transportation

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

References

1. Xia Zhenlin 2007, pp. 58.

Bibliography

• Xia Zhenlin, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《富川瑶族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08613-9.