Sanjiang (simplified Chinese: 三江镇; traditional Chinese: 三江鎮; pinyin: Sānjiāng Zhèn; lit. 'three rivers') is a town of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, in northern Guizhou province, China,[1] located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-southwest of the county seat. As of 2011[update], it has four villages under its administration.[2] As of the 2018, census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of 74.95-square-kilometre (28.94 sq mi).
Sanjiang
三江镇 | |
|---|---|
  Sanjiang Location in Guizhou | |
| Coordinates: 28°40′40″N 107°28′46″E / 28.67778°N 107.47944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
| Autonomous county | Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County |
| Village-level divisions | 4 villages |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.95 km2 (28.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 553600 |
| Area code | 0852 |
Administrative division
editAs of 2016, the town is divided into four villages:
- Sanjiang (三江村)
- Yunfeng (云峰村)
- Qunxin (群心村)
- Qunle (群乐村)
Geography
editThe town is situated at southern Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County. It borders Shangba Tujia Ethnic Township in the northeast, Pingmu Town in the northwest, Longxing Town in the east, and Zheng'an County in the west and south.
Economy
editThe principal industries in the town are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources. Commercial crops include peach and orange. The region abounds with coal, iron and asbestos.
Tourist attractions
editThe Fairy Cave (仙女洞) is a popular attraction in the town.
The Dreamland Stone Forest (梦幻天城石林) is a well known tourist spot, famous for its strange stones.
Transportation
editThe G69 Yinchuan–Baise Expressway passes across the town north to south.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：道真仡佬族苗族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：三江镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
Bibliography
edit- Liu Jiangnian, ed. (2007). "Rural construction" 乡村建设. 《道真仡佬族苗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. p. 262. ISBN 978-7-105-08537-8.
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