Liugou Township
柳沟乡
Township
Liugou Township is located in Gansu
Liugou Township
Liugou Township
Location in Gansu
Coordinates: 35°44′37″N 102°51′14″E / 35.74361°N 102.85389°E / 35.74361; 102.85389
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureLinxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous countyJishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Liugou Township (simplified Chinese: 柳沟乡; traditional Chinese: 柳溝鄉; pinyin: Liǔgōu Xiāng) is a township under the administration of Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County, Gansu, China.[1] As of 2022, it has 9 villages under its administration.[2]

The name "Liugou" means ditch with willow trees in Chinese. There are many willow trees growing in the ditch where the village is located, hence the name Liugou.[3]

Liugou was the epicenter of the 2023 Jishishan earthquake,[4] which killed at least 148 people.[5]

History

In August 2018, a flood hit Liugou Township, resulting in over 400 people being displaced from the villages of Xietao, Majia, and Liugou within the township.[6]

Liugou was named by Chinese authorities to be the epicenter of the 2023 Jishishan earthquake,[4] which killed at least 148 people.[5]

Administrative divisions

As of 2022, it has the following 9 villages under its administration:[2]

  • Xietao Village (Chinese: 斜套村)
  • Gaji Village (Chinese: 尕集村)
  • Yuanjiashan Village (Chinese: 袁家山村)
  • Yangshan Village (Chinese: 阳山村)
  • Liugou Village (Chinese: 柳沟村)
  • Majia Village (Chinese: 马家村)
  • Zhangguojia Village (Chinese: 张郭家村)
  • Shangping Village (Chinese: 上坪村)
  • Fanjiagou Village (Chinese: 樊家沟村)

References

  1. ↑ 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：积石山保安族东乡族撒拉族自治县 [2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Division Codes: Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. 1 2 2022年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：柳沟乡 [2022 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-rural Division Codes: Liugou Township] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Liugou Township, Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province" (in Chinese). tcmap.com.cn (Boyadimingwang). Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  4. 1 2 "Midnight earthquake death toll rises to 111 in NW China". Xinhua News Agency. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 "China earthquake death toll rises to 148". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ↑ 积石山县柳沟乡妥善安置405名受灾群众 [Liugou Township, Jishishan County properly resettled 405 people affected by the disaster] (in Chinese). Jishishan Bonan, Dongxiang and Salar Autonomous County People's Government. 2018-08-05. Archived from the original on 2023-12-25. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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