Guoqing Township

Guoqing Township (simplified Chinese: 国庆乡; traditional Chinese: 國慶鄉; pinyin: Guóqìng Xiāng) is a township in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 13,381 and an area of 355.19-square-kilometre (137.14 sq mi).

Guoqing Township 国庆乡
Township
Guoqing Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 22°38′13″N 101°52′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Pu'er City
Autonomous county	Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County
Area
• Total	355.19 km2 (137.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	13,381
• Density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	665999
Area code	0879

Administrative division

As of 2016, the township is divided into six villages:

• Medeng (么等村)
• Luojie (络捷村)
• Tianfang (田房村)
• Heping (和平村)
• Habo (哈播村)
• Gale (嘎勒村)

Geography

The township is situated at the central Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County. The town shares a border with Baozang Town to the west, Qushui Town to the east, Jiahe Township to the north, and Menglie Town to the south.

The township enjoys a subtropical monsoon humid climate, with an average annual temperature of 18.2 °C (64.8 °F) and total annual rainfall of 2,150-millimetre (85 in).

Economy

The economy of the township has a predominantly agricultural orientation, including farming and pig-breeding. Tea and sugarcane are the economic plants of this region.

Demographics

Population census

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	13,634	—
2017	13,381	−1.9%
Source:

As of 2017, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 13,381.

Transportation

The National Highway G219 passes across the township north to south.

References

Bibliography

• Yang Junhua, ed. (2007). "Administrative divisions" 行政区划. 《江城哈尼族彝族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08548-4.