Kelan County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Kelan County Kelan county belongs to Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province, located in the middle of the Loess Plateau in Northwest Shanxi, Guancen Shanxi north foot. It covers an area of 1984 square kilometers, including 780000 mu of arable land. The county government is located in Lanyi town.

Kelan county is a "national model city of double support", "national advanced county of safe construction", "one county and one industry advanced county of the whole province", "advanced county of afforestation of the whole province". By 2013, Kelan county has jurisdiction over 2 towns, 10 townships and 202 administrative villages, with a total population of 85784 and a GDP of 1714.47 million yuan.

On April 18, 2019, the people's Government of Shanxi Province approved Kelan county to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties. In October 2020, it was rated as the national model city (county) of double support.

Evolution of organizational system

According to Taiping Huanyu Ji, Kelan county is named after Kelan mountain in the northeast.

Historical evolution

In the Yin and Shang Dynasties (16th century bc-11th century BC), it was in Jizhou area.

During the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century B.C. - 770 B.C.), it was the military area of Yanjing.

The spring and Autumn Period belonged to Jin Dynasty. After the third division of the Jin Dynasty, it was occupied by King fan of linhulou. In the first year of King Wuling of Zhao Dynasty (325 BC), King Wuling of Zhao Dynasty set up his army over huanghualing, expelling King Loufan of Linhu and restoring Loufan County. Kelan belonged to Zhao.

At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, it belongs to Taiyuan county and belongs to Xihe County of the History Department of Shuofang.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was subordinate to Xihe County, the Cili Department of Bingzhou. At the end of Jian'an, Wei Lixin County, Kelan name "Guangyan", for its territory.

During the Three Kingdoms period (220-295), it was the territory of qianghu.

In the Western Jin Dynasty, it was still the territory of qianghu, and in the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was the place of Zhao of Liu Yuanhai.

In the period of Sixteen States in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the later Zhao Dynasty (319-337) belonged to YongShi county. Qianyan (337-350), qianqin (350-384) and Houyan (384-409) belong to Xihe county.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties: in the Northern Wei Dynasty (420-534), Kelan was the land of Xiurong county. Later, it was named Lanzhou because of its Kelan mountain. In the second year of Heqing in the Northern Qi Dynasty (563), the Soviet garrison was built.

In the early Sui Dynasty, Loufan County was restored, and Kelan was its territory. Daye three years (607) home Kelan town.

In the Tang Dynasty, the second year of Yongchun (683) was changed to kelanga. Changan three years (703 years) home langu County, belongs to Lanzhou. In the second year of Shenlong (706), the county was abolished and the army was established. Kaiyuan 12 years (724) restoration langu County, belongs to Lanzhou, Lihe East Road.

In the Five Dynasties, it was still named langu county.

Song Dynasty, five years of Taiping Xingguo (980) in the county home Kelan County, Hedong road. Xining two years (1069), the abolition of the county into the army. Yuanfeng six years (1083) restoration County, name Lan Valley. In the second year of Jingkang (1127), he was trapped in Jin Dynasty.

Jin set up a governor in the west of the town and changed his name to Fangshun county. Zhenyou five years (1217) back to langu County, Lihe Northeast Road.

Yuan, originally known as Lan county, Taizu 16 years (1221) province county into the state, only inspection department.

In 1374, the town of Xiwei was built, in 1375, Kelan county was established, and in 1376, it was upgraded to Kelan Prefecture.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was still Kelan Prefecture, governing Lanxian County, Xingxian county and Zhili Taiyuan Prefecture.

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the state was abolished and the county was renamed Kelan County, which belongs to Jining road of Shanxi Province. In September 1937, it was the political director's office of the second administrative region of Shanxi Province. In the winter of the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), after the "West Shanxi incident", Kelan established an anti Japanese democratic government, which was the second special office of Northwest Shanxi administrative office. In June of the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940), Kelan County became a Japanese war zone. In November 1941, the Japanese army withdrew from Kelan city. In 1943, Kelan County belonged to the second special office of Jin Sui border region. In 1949, it was a special office of Wuzhai center.

In October 1949, Kelan belonged to Xingxian County Commissioner's office.

In 1952, it belonged to Xin County Commissioner's office.

In 1958, the county office was abolished and merged with Shenchi and Wuzhai to become Wuzhai county. The county government was stationed in Wuzhai City, and Kelan was the town, belonging to Yanbei special office.

In 1961, Kelan county was restored, belonging to Xin County special office.

In February 1967, the county government was renamed the Revolutionary Committee, which was subordinate to the Xinxian regional Revolutionary Committee.

In May 1981, the Revolutionary Committee of Kelan county was abolished and the people's Government of Kelan county was elected, which belongs to Xin county administrative office.

In 2000, prefecture level Xinzhou City was established, which belongs to Kelan county.

administrative division

By 2013, Kelan county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 10 townships: Lanyi Town, Sanjing Town, shentangping Township, gaojiahui Township, Lijiagou Township, shuiyuguan Township, xibaoyu Township, Wenquan Township, Yangping Township, Dajian Township, Songjiagou Township and wangjiacha Township, with a total of 202 administrative villages.

geographical environment

Location context

Kelan county is located in the southwest of Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. It is located in the middle of the Loess Plateau in the northwest of Shanxi Province. It is adjacent to Wuzhai and Hequ in the north, Xingxian and Lanxian in the south, Ningwu and jingle in the East, and Baode in the West. The total land area is 1984 square kilometers. The geographical coordinates are 111 ° 13 '- 111 ° 52' e and 38 ° 29 '- 38 ° 58' n.

topographic features

Kelan county is high in the southeast and low in the northwest. Heyeping, the main peak of Kelan mountain, is the highest mountain in the East, with an altitude of 2783 meters; shaotan mountain is located in the southwest; loess hilly area is located in the West and northwest, with serious soil and water loss; belt like plain area is formed along both sides of Lanyi River in the middle.

hydrology

The main rivers in Kelan county are Lanyi River and its tributaries, Dongchuan, Nanchuan and Beichuan, which belong to the Yellow River system.

climate

Kelan county has a mid temperate continental monsoon climate, with a cold climate. The average annual temperature is 6 degrees, the average temperature in January is 14 degrees below zero, the average temperature in July is 19 degrees, the average annual rainfall is 456 mm, and the frost free period is 110 days.

natural resources

mineral resources

Kelan is poor in mineral resources. By 2013, the proven mineral resources mainly include dolomite, bauxite, iron ore, quartz sandstone, limestone, granite, etc. except for dolomite, other reserves are relatively small, the grade is also low, and the mining value is small.

plant resources

By 2013, the forest area was 620000 Mu and the herbage area was 12380000 mu, accounting for 20.9% and 46.5% of the total area respectively. There are Larix principis rupprechtii and spruce forest areas; dangshen, astragalus, Pteridium, mushroom, daylily, thorn rose and other wild plants; more than 400 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine. The main forest species are larch, spruce, Pinus tabulaeformis, poplar, birch, etc.

Animal resources

By 2013, there are more than 160 species of animal resources in Kelan County, including leopard, black stork, wild boar, Golden Eagle, roe deer and fox, among which brown eared pheasant is a national first class protected animal.

Population nationality

Kelan county has a vast land and few people. According to the 2013 population sampling survey, the total resident population of Kelan county was 85784 at the end of the year, an increase of 538 over the end of 2012. The birth rate is 12.43 ‰, the death rate is 6.13 ‰, and the natural growth rate is 6.30 ‰.

Transportation

Kelan has convenient transportation, railway passenger can directly reach Taiyuan, Datong, Xinzhou, Shuozhou and other places; Xinbao expressway, Kelin Expressway and national highway 209 run through the area. By the end of 2013, the highway mileage of Kelan county was 904.5 km, including 74.5 km of expressways.

Current leader

Secretary of Kelan county Party committee: Meng Hongbin

Deputy secretary and head of Kelan County: Hou Junsheng

Economic overview

overview

In 2013, Kelan county's GDP reached 1714.47 million yuan, an increase of 12% over 2012. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 373.86 million yuan, an increase of 10.8% over 2012, accounting for 21.8% of GDP; the added value of the secondary industry was 410.33 million yuan, an increase of 10.5% over 2012, accounting for 23.9% of GDP; the added value of the tertiary industry was 930.28 million yuan, an increase of 13.2% over 2012, accounting for 54.3% of GDP. The per capita GDP is 20049 yuan. The total revenue was 305.62 million yuan, 8.4% lower than that in 2012. The public revenue was 136.06 million yuan, an increase of 15.9% over 2012. Public financial expenditure was 1097.72 million yuan, an increase of 27.6% over 2012. The total investment in fixed assets was 3324.97 million yuan, an increase of 35.8% over 2012.

primary industry

In 2013, the planting area of crops in Kelan county was 30084 hectares, 96 hectares less than that in 2012. Among them, the grain planting area was 25110 hectares, 365 hectares more than that in 2012; the oil planting area was 4404 hectares, 513 hectares less than that in 2012. Among the grain planting areas, the corn planting area is 5966 hectares, an increase of 547 hectares over 2012.

In 2013, the total output of grain and oil in Kelan county was 52560 tons, an increase of 9370 tons or 21.7% over 2012. Among them, the grain output was 44365 tons, an increase of 9950 tons over 2012, an increase of 28.9%; the oil production was 8195 tons, a decrease of 580 tons over 2012, a decrease of 6.6%.

In 2013, the total output of pork, beef and mutton in Kelan county was 5476.2 tons, an increase of 25.0% over 2012. Among them, pork output was 1323 tons, an increase of 66.0% over 2012; beef output was 714.1 tons, an increase of 33% over 2012; mutton output was 3336 tons, a decrease of 4.0% over 2012. At the end of 2013, there were 17953 live pigs on hand and 1118 live pigs on sale

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