Guitou

Guitou (simplified Chinese: 桂头镇; traditional Chinese: 桂頭鎮; pinyin: Guìtóu Zhèn) is a town in Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 38,102 and an area of 124.51-square-kilometre (48.07 sq mi).

Guitou Town 桂头镇
Town
Guitou Town Location in Guangdong.
Coordinates: 24°56′50″N 113°25′34″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Shaoguan
Autonomous county	Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County
Designated (town)	1986
Area
• Total	124.51 km2 (48.07 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	38,102
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	512736
Area code	0751

Etymology

The town is named after Gui Mountain (桂山), also known as Guitang Mountain (桂塘山).

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and fourteen villages:

• Guitou Community (桂头社区)
• Mojia (莫家村)
• Qixingdun (七星墩村)
• Hongling (红岭村)
• Daba (大坝村)
• Huang (凰村)
• Xiaojiang (小江村)
• Tangtou (塘头村)
• Wanglongwei (王龙围村)
• Songwei (松围村)
• Yangpo (阳陂村)
• Yangxi (杨溪村)
• Dong'an (东岸村)
• Jun (均村)
• Caotianping (草田坪村)

History

In 1940, it was known as "Renhe Township" (仁和乡).

In 1957, it was the county seat of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. In 1958, it was renamed was "Guitou Commune". In 1986, it was upgraded to a town. In November 1988, Yangxi Township (杨溪乡) separated from the town. In February 2001, Fangdong Forestry Station (方洞林场) and Yangxi Township merged into Guitou.

Geography

The town is situated at the northeastern Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. It borders the towns of Youxi and Bibei in the northwest, Wujiang District and Zhenjiang District in the southeast, and Lechang in the north.

The Wu River (武江) winds through the town.

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. Significant crops include rice and corn. Commercial crops include vegetable, peanut, and chilli. The main industries are paper industry, iron and steel industry, manual processing industry and hydropower industry.

Demographics

Population census

Year	Pop.	±%
2007	34,690	—
2018	38,102	+9.8%
Source:

As of 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 38,102.

Transportation

The G0423 Lechang–Guangzhou Expressway, also popularly known as Le–Guang Expressway, is a north–south highway passing through the west of the town limits.

Started from Guitou, the Provincial Highway S250 travels southwest to Rucheng Town.

The Provincial Highway S248, passes across the town northwest to southeast.

Notable people

• Hou Andu, general in the Chen dynasty (557–589).

References

Bibliography

• Jian Ruigang, ed. (2008). "Construction of Town and Township" 乡镇建设. 《乳源瑶族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08595-8.