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).

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.
Coordinates: 26°06′30″N 104°35′50″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Liupanshui
County-level city	Panzhou
Area
• Total	152 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population  (2015)	30,425
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	553528
Area code(s)	0858
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	坪地彝族乡
Traditional Chinese	坪地彝族鄉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Píngdì Yízú Xiāng

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.

References