Xianan Township (Chinese: 下南乡) is a township in Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 18,661 and an area of 253.87-square-kilometre (98.02 sq mi).

Xianan Township 下南乡
Township
Xianan Township Location in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°58′00″N 107°59′58″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Hechi
Autonomous county	Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
Incorporated (township)	1933
Area
• Total	253.87 km2 (98.02 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	18,661
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	547103
Area code	0778
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	下南乡
Traditional Chinese	下南鄉
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiànán Xiāng

Administrative division

As of 2021, the township is divided into one community and ten villages:

• Xianan Community (下南社区)
• Bochuan (波川村)
• Yifeng (仪凤村)
• Zhongnan (中南村)
• Guzhou (古周村)
• Tangba (堂八村)
• Yuhuan (玉环村)
• Xiyuan (希远村)
• Jingyang (景阳村)
• Xiatang (下塘村)
• Caimen (才门村)

History

During the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it belonged to Si'en County (思恩县).[1]

In 1933 during the Republic of China, Xianan Township was set up.[1]

In 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the Fourth District.[2] In 1955, its name was changed to Xianan District (下南区).[2] It was renamed Heping People's Commune (和平人民公社) in 1958 and Xianan People's Commune (下南人民公社) in 1959.[2] In 1984, Xianan Township was renamed "Xianan Maonan Ethnic Township" (下南毛南族乡).[3] In 1987, it reverted to its former name of Xianan Township.[3]

Geography

The township lies at the southwestern of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, bordering Nandan County to the west, Jinchengjiang District to the south, Chuanshan Town to the north, and Shuiyuan Town to the east.[1]

The Dagou River (打狗河) flows through the township north to south.[1]

Economy

The township's economy is based on nearby mineral resources and agricultural resources.[1] The main crops are rice, corn, soybean and sweet potato.[1] Sugarcane is one of the important economic crops in the region. The region abounds with calcite, marble, clay, talc, and hematite.[1]

Demographics

The 2019 census showed the township's population to be 18,661, an decrease of -1.8% from the 2011 census.

References

Bibliography

• Jiang Xiangming, ed. (2008). 《环江毛南族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08616-0.