Baisha (simplified Chinese: 白沙镇; traditional Chinese: 白沙鎮; pinyin: Báishā Zhèn) is a town of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of 2018[update], it has one residential community and 6 villages under its administration.[2] As of the 2018 census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of 98.85-square-kilometre (38.17 sq mi).
Baisha
白沙镇 | |
|---|---|
  Baisha Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°39′5″N 111°24′8″E / 24.65139°N 111.40222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous Region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hezhou |
| Autonomous county | Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 98.85 km2 (38.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 542711 |
| Area code | 0774 |
Administrative division
editAs of 2016, the town is divided into one community and six villages:
- Baisha Community (白沙社区)
- Jingshan (井山村)
- Mujiang (木江村)
- Jiling (鸡岭村)
- Qingtian (檠田村)
- Chaqing (茶青村)
- Pingjiang (坪江村)
Geography
editIt lies at the southeastern of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Zhongshan County to the south and southwest, Lianshan Town to the north and northwest, and Jianghua Yao Autonomous County to the east.
The Baisha River flows through the town north to south.
Economy
editThe principal industries in the town are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources.[3] Significant crops include grains, Castanea mollissima, Myrica rubra, and ginger.[3] The region also has an abundance of tin.[3]
Transportation
editThe China National Highway 207 passes across the town north to south.
References
edit- ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：富川瑶族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ 2018年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：白沙镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ a b c Xia Zhenlin 2007, pp. 63.
Bibliography
edit- Xia Zhenlin, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《富川瑶族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08613-9.