Pingdi Yi Ethnic Township

Pingdi Yi Ethnic Township
坪地彝族乡
Ethnic township
Residential buildings in Pingdi Yi Ethnic Township, Panzhou, Guizhou, China, on December 5, 2019.
Residential buildings in Pingdi Yi Ethnic Township, Panzhou, Guizhou, China, on December 5, 2019.
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Coordinates: 26°06′30″N 104°35′50″E / 26.10833°N 104.59722°E / 26.10833; 104.59722 Map
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityLiupanshui
County-level cityPanzhou
Area
 • Total
152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
30,425
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
553528
Area code0858
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese坪地彝族乡
Traditional Chinese坪地彝族鄉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPíngdì Yízú Xiāng

Pingdi Yi Ethnic Township (Chinese: 坪地彝族乡) is an ethnic township in Panzhou, Guizhou, China.[1] As of the 2015 census it had a population of 30,425 and an area of 152-square-kilometre (59 sq mi).

Administrative division

As of December 2015, the ethnic township is divided into 15 villages:

  • Wangjiajing (王家箐村)
  • Yingshang (营上村)
  • Yuge (雨格村)
  • Fachong (发冲村)
  • Jingkou (箐口村)
  • Moxili (莫西里村)
  • Xiaoshulin (小树林村)
  • Jiangdi (蒋底村)
  • Baobaozhai (包包寨村)
  • Geqingdi (格青底村)
  • Chahe (岔河村)
  • Baimuga (柏木嘎村)
  • Qiguanyun (七官云村)
  • Shakemei (沙克梅村)
  • Shangshuge (上述格村)

Geography

The ethnic township is in the subtropical plateau monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 11.7 °C (53.1 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,200-millimetre (47 in), and a frost-free period of 260 days.[2]

Economy

The ethnic township's main industries are agriculture, mining and tourism. Maize, potato and buckwheat are the main cash crops. Iron, copper and limestone are the main minerals.[2]

Transport

The Provincial Highway S212 passes across the town north to south.

Attractions

The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area (乌蒙大草原景区) is a national geological park and provincial scenic area in the ethnic township.

See also

References

  1. ^ Zu Dahua (祖大华) (23 February 2018). 六盘水市彝族“春晚”文艺活动在坪地彝族乡举行. .wenming.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wu Xiaojing (吴晓婧) (15 October 2010). 六盘水市盘县特区坪地彝族乡. mzgbxy.org.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 December 2019.