Xuangang Township
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified轩岗乡
  Traditional軒崗鄉
  PinyinXuāngǎng Xiāng
Location of the township region in Mangshi
Location of the township region in Mangshi
Xuangang Township is located in Yunnan
Xuangang Township
Xuangang Township
Location in Yunnan
Coordinates: 24°26′58″N 98°26′34″E / 24.449409°N 98.442866°E / 24.449409; 98.442866
Country China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureDehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
County-level cityMangshi
Area
  Total163.7 km2 (63.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
23,871
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
678402
Area code0692

Xuangang Township (Chinese: 轩岗乡) is a township in Mangshi, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 23,871 and an area of 163.7-square-kilometre (63.2 sq mi). The town is bordered to the north by Mangshi Town and Longshan Town, to the east by Fengping Town and Mangshi Town, to the south by Santaishan Township and Fengping Town, and to the west by Wuchalu Township and Jiangdong Township.[1]

Administrative division

As of December 2015, the township is divided into five villages and one community:

  • Zhexiang Overseas Chinese Community (遮相华侨社区)
  • Mangguang (芒广村)
  • Bingmao (丙茂村)
  • Mangbang (芒棒村)
  • Yunzhuyuan (筠竹园村)
  • Qincaitang (芹菜塘村)

History

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1953, Xuangang District was set up.

It was renamed "Tuanjie Commune" (团结公社) in 1958 and "Xuangang Commune" in 1971.

In 1988 it was upgraded to a township.

Geography

The township is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with the highest altitude of 2,224-metre (7,297 ft) and the lowest altitude of 810-metre (2,660 ft).[1]

The Mangshi River (芒市大河) flows through the town.

It belongs to the monsoon climate in the south subtropical mountainous region, with annual rainfall of 1,650-millimetre (65 in), annual average temperature of 19.6 °C (67.3 °F), abundant sunshine and distinct dry and wet seasons.[1]

Economy

The township is rich in silica and iron ore.[1]

Education

  • Xuangang Township Central Primary School

Transport

The Provincial Highway S318 passes across the township.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 轩岗乡基本情况. dhms.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2018-03-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.