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Maguan Town (simplified Chinese: 马官镇; traditional Chinese: 馬官鎮; pinyin: Mǎguān Zhèn) is a rural town in Puding County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2010 census^[update] it had a population of 44,596 and an area of 115.07-square-kilometre (44.43 sq mi).

Maguan Town 马官镇
Town
Maguan Town Location in Guizhou.
Coordinates: 26°13′24″N 105°45′04″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Anshun
County	Puding County
Area
• Total	115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
Population  (2010)	44,596
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	562101
Area code(s)	0851

Administrative division

As of 2020^[update], the town is divided into three residential neighborhoods and seven villages:[1]

Neighborhoods

• Maguan Community
• Mapu (马堡)
• Xinmapu Community (新马堡社区)

Villages

• Tianxing Village (天兴村)
• Jinhe Village (金荷村)
• Zhongshan Village (中山村)
• Yuguan Village (余官村)
• Shuangyu Village (双玉村)
• Puqiao Village (堡桥村)
• Tunyuan Village (屯院村)

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.[2][3]

Culture

Festive lantern (Chinese: 花灯) is the most influence local theater.[4]

Transportation

The Guizhou-Kunming railway passes across the town east to west.

Attractions

Yuzhenshan Temple, Tianlongshan Temple and Fengxiashan Temple are Buddhist temples in the town.

Wenchang Pavilion is a famous scenic spot.

Notable people

• Ren Kecheng (Chinese: 任可澄; 1878–1946), politician, minister of Education in the Peiyang government
• Liu Gangji (1933–2019), philosopher and professor at Wuhan University

References

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