Babu District, Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Babu District Babu District, the seat of Hezhou municipal Party committee and government, is the name of the original He county and the original county-level Hezhou City. Located in the northeast of Guangxi, at the junction of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces (regions), national highway 207, 323, Guiwu, Guanghe, Yonghe expressways under construction, Guiguang express railway and Luoyang Zhanjiang railway which are completed and opened to traffic all meet at Babu.

Babu District, with a total area of 3686 square kilometers and a total population of 650000 (2009), has jurisdiction over 12 townships, 1 Yao Township and 3 sub district offices.

In December 2020, it was rated as the advanced county of Guangxi high quality development in 2019 by the autonomous region.

Historical evolution

Babu District is the name of He county and Hezhou City. It has a long history. Linhe county was set up in the 6th year of the Han Dynasty (111 BC), and has a history of more than 2100 years. There are five towns in the jurisdiction that used to be the seat of the county government in history. They are Linhe county (now Hejie town), Fengyang County (now Pumen town), Xindu county (now Xindu town), Jianxing County, Xing'an County, Guiling county (now Guiling town) and Babu Street (formerly Babu town).

In February 1997, the State Council approved the withdrawal of counties to establish cities and the original Wuzhou area was renamed Hezhou area, which is located in the original county-level Hezhou City; in June 2002, Hezhou area was withdrawn to establish cities, formerly known as Wuzhou area, which was changed to "Hezhou area" in 2007, and Hezhou City was established under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Renamed Hezhou City, the original county-level Hezhou City renamed Babu District.

In 1996, He county covers an area of 5247 square kilometers and has a population of about 800000. It governs 18 towns and 2 ethnic townships: Babu Town, Hejie Town, Butou Town, Liantang Town, Daning Town, Nanxiang Town, Guiling Town, Kaishan Town, Huangtian Town, Lisong Town, Shatian Town, etang Town, Gonghui Town, Shuikou Town, Xindu town, Lingfeng Town, Renyi Town, Pumen Town, Huangdong Yao Township and Daping Yao township. The county government is located in Babu town.

According to the fifth census in 2000, Hezhou has a total population of 850023. Among them, there are 85361 in Babu Town, 61976 in Hejie Town, 29004 in Butou Town, 73785 in Liantang Town, 36426 in Daning Town, 18985 in Nanxiang Town, 76180 in Guiling Town, 12382 in Kaishan Town, 70933 in Huangtian Town, 15137 in Lisong Town, 44702 in etang Town, 84567 in Shatian town, 59732 in Gonghui Town, 10391 in Shuikou Town, 48852 in Xindu town, 5883 in Lingfeng Town, 49000 in Renyi town, There are 48879 people in Pumen Town, 6342 people in Huangdong Yao Township and 11506 people in Daping Yao township.

On June 18, 2002, the State Council approved the abolition of Hezhou Prefecture and county level Hezhou City and the establishment of prefecture level Hezhou City. The Municipal People's government is stationed in the newly established Babu District. Hezhou City established Babu District. Babu District governs the administrative region of Hezhou City at county level and Xiwan town of Zhongshan County. The District People's government is located at 1 Xiangyang Road.

In 2003, Babu District governed 19 towns and 2 ethnic townships: Babu Town, Hejie Town, Butou Town, Liantang Town, Daning Town, Nanxiang Town, Guiling Town, Kaishan Town, Huangtian Town, Lisong Town, etang Town, Shatian Town, Gonghui Town, Shuikou Town, Xindu town, Lingfeng Town, Renyi Town, Pumen Town, Xiwan Town, Huangdong Yao Township and Daping Yao township.

On June 13, 2005, the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZH No. 170) agreed to adjust the administrative divisions of some towns and townships in Babu District: abolish Babu town and set up sub district office, with the former administrative region of Babu town as the jurisdiction of the sub district office; abolish Xiwan town and set up sub district office, with the former administrative region of Xiwan town as the jurisdiction of the sub district office.

In 2007, Xiwan street, Huangtian Town, etang Town, Shatian Town, Gonghui Town, Shuikou Town, Daping Yao Township and other five towns and one township were assigned to Pinggui management area.

Babu District has jurisdiction over three streets, 12 towns and one ethnic township: Babu street, Chengdong street, Jiangnan street, Hejie Town, Butou Town, Liantang Town, Daning Town, Nanxiang Town, Guiling Town, Kaishan Town, Lisong Town, Xindu town, Lingfeng Town, Renyi Town, Pumen town and Huangdong Yao township.

administrative division

Babu District, with a total area of 3686 square kilometers, governs 12 townships, 1 Yao Township and 3 sub district offices.

geographical environment

Location context

Babu District is located at the junction of Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi provinces (regions). It is a convenient channel from southwest to Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. With obvious geographical advantages, it has become an important transportation hub connecting East and West and running through north and south.

climate

Babu District is located in the subtropical zone, with mild climate, subtropical monsoon climate, sufficient light, abundant rainfall and long frost free period. The annual average temperature is 19.9 ℃, sunshine is 1587.3 hours, rainfall is 1550.3 mm, and frost free period is 299 days.

terrain

Babu District belongs to Nanling mountainous and hilly area. In the total area, the middle mountain (above 800m) accounts for 41.67%; the low mountain (400-800m) accounts for 31.76%; the hilly area accounts for 5.2%; the platform area accounts for 5.2%; the rocky mountain area accounts for 1.47%; the flat land accounts for 15.16%; and the river area accounts for 1.78%.

Population nationality

By the end of 2009, Babu District has a total population of 650000. Babu is a multi-ethnic community, including Yi, Bai, Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Hui, Susu, Lahu, WA, Naxi, Yao, Tibetan, Jingpo, Bulang, Buyi, Achang, Hani, Xibo, Pumi, Mongolian, Nu, Jinuo, De'ang, Shui, Manchu Dulong and other ethnic distribution.

natural resources

plant resources

By the end of 2010, the forest area of the whole region was 330000 hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 70.3%, mainly pine and fir. The annual supply of standard timber was more than 100000 cubic meters, and pine resin was more than 20000 tons. The main economic fruits include Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys praecox, star anise, Osmanthus fragrans, chestnut, Camellia oleifera, tung oil tree, tea, Shatian pomelo, green plum, orange, longan, plum, etc. it is one of the main forest areas and wood production bases in Guangxi.

mineral resources

There are 27 kinds of minerals in Babu District, such as tin, tungsten, gold, silver, manganese, iron and rare earth. Among them, there are 150000 tons of tin, 31000 tons of tungsten, 17 tons of gold, 92000 tons of lead, 198.11 million cubic meters of rare earth, 500 million cubic meters of marble, 1 billion cubic meters of granite, 1.2 million cubic meters of kaolin, 170 million tons of limestone and 140 million tons of dolomite.

Hydropower resources

The hydropower reserve of the whole region is 280000 kilowatts, the exploitable capacity is 220000 kilowatts, the developed capacity is 136300 kilowatts, and the annual power generation capacity is more than 900 million kilowatt hours.

Cultivated land

By the end of 2010, Babu District had more than 620000 mu of cultivated land, including 420000 mu of paddy field and 200000 mu of dry land.

Economics

comprehensive

In 2006, the gross output value of Babu District was 8.675 billion yuan, an increase of 15.7% over the same period of last year; the fiscal revenue was 37.129 million yuan, an increase of 19.3%, of which the general budget revenue was 230.27 million yuan, an increase of 44.14 million yuan, an increase of 23.7% over the previous year; and the investment in fixed assets of the whole society was 4.847 billion yuan, an increase of 30%.

primary industry

Babu District is characterized by grain, forest, fruit, vegetable, tobacco, sugarcane, pig and poultry. The main agricultural specialties are Xindu red melon seeds, Xindu Sanhuang chicken, Xindu dried sweet potato, Fanglin horseshoe, chestnut lotus root, Hejie green plum, Sanhua Plum, Xindu longan, etc.

In 2006, the planting area of grain crops in the region was 845200 mu, with a total output of 290 million kg, including 633400 mu of rice planting area, with a total output of 253 million kg, and 8635000 mu of economic crops, with a total output of 1362800 tons. There were 1118000 pigs, 49800 beef cattle and 12.95 million poultry, with a year-on-year increase of 7.7%, 12.4% and 31.3% respectively; the total output of aquatic products was 22600 tons, with a year-on-year increase of 5%. The total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 3.764 billion yuan, an increase of 5.7%.

In 2006, the total area of artificial afforestation was 125500 mu, including 124100 mu of fast-growing forest, forming a base scale of 500000 mu; 16500 mu of fruits were planted to develop characteristic agricultural products brands.

Babu Sanhua Plum planting base is nearly 100000 mu, with an annual output of 30000 tons. It is famous for its excellent quality, big taste and refreshing taste. All its products are sold to Guangdong, Hong Kong, Austria and Southeast Asia.

the secondary industry

In 2006, 152 new industrial projects were introduced, with a total investment of 1.306 billion yuan and a total investment of 1.027 billion yuan. The total industrial output value of the whole year reached 10.688 billion yuan, an increase of 25.2%. The industrial added value of the whole region accounted for 36.7% of the GDP.

In 2006, 218 projects were introduced, with a year-on-year increase of 24%. The total investment was 5.084 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 24%. The funds in place was 2.36 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 19%. 236% of the tasks assigned by the municipal Party committee and the municipal government were completed. Six new overseas investment projects were introduced, with a year-on-year increase of 8.2188 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase of 4.8259 million US dollars. The foreign trade exports were 15.6 million US dollars, with a year-on-year increase 2% and 154. 5% respectively

From 2007 to 2009, Babu District has invested 5 billion yuan in industrial fixed assets, including 2.5 billion yuan in technological transformation.

2009 electronics, forest products, metallurgy

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