Guoqing Township (simplified Chinese: 国庆乡; traditional Chinese: 國慶鄉; pinyin: Guóqìng Xiāng) is a township in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 13,381 and an area of 355.19-square-kilometre (137.14 sq mi).

Guoqing Township 国庆乡
Township
Guoqing Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 22°38′13″N 101°52′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er City
Autonomous county	Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Area
• Total	355.19 km2 (137.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	13,381
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	665999
Area code	0879

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages:

• Medeng (么等村)
• Luojie (络捷村)
• Tianfang (田房村)
• Heping (和平村)
• Habo (哈播村)
• Gale (嘎勒村)

Geography

The township is situated at the central Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. The town shares a border with Baozang Town to the west, Qushui Town to the east, Jiahe Township to the north, and Menglie Town to the south.

The township enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.2 °C (64.8 °F) and total annual rainfall of 2,150-millimetre (85 in).[1]

Economy

The economy of the township has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and pig-breeding.[1] Tea and sugarcane are the economic plants of this region.[1]

Demographics

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 13,381.

Transportation

The National Highway G219 passes across the township north to south.

References

Bibliography

• Yan Junhua, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《江城哈尼族彝族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08548-4.