Machong Township, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Machong Township

Shangma village is located in the northwest of Machong Township, 38 kilometers away from the county.

Machong Township People's government and other institutions are located in the political, economic and cultural center of Machong township.

Name and origin

It is said that people surnamed Ma first settled here, and because of the rough terrain, chongchong depression, so it was named Machong.

geographical position

It is located at 109 ° 20 ′ 33 ″ - 109 ° 27 ′ 27 ″ E and 27 ° 56 ′ 49 ″ - 28 ° 01 ′ 36 ″ n. It is located in the southwest of the county, bordering qiangongping Township along qianma highway in the East, alaying town and luochaojing Township across Changtangang in the south, Zhengda and Wayao Township in Guizhou Province across WuChao River in the west, and Shanjiang town in the north. Township People's Government in Shangma village, telephone area code 0743, postcode 416207, 38 kilometers away from the county, East and Tanglong, Denggao village border, West and Xiama village, luochaojing Township border, South and Li Ao village border, North and Dutian village border.

Evolution of administrative districts

Wuben Township and Chongli Township were established in 1951, belonging to the Second District in 1952, Machong Township in 1956, Taiyangping commune together with yuanbanpan Township in 1958, and Machong commune in 1961. In 1983, it was changed into Machong township. By the end of 2011, it had 16 village committees, 45 natural villages and 72 groups, including Shangma, Xiama, Dutian, Zuoguang, Shanmu, jigun, Tanglong, Denggao, Li'ao, Gaotong, Zuoren, Chaping, Laodong, langmuping, Fanshen and Zhushan.

Population area

At the end of 2011, the total population of the district was 12213, including 9082 permanent residents and 3131 floating population. In the total population, there are 6494 males, accounting for 53.2%; 5719 females, accounting for 46.8%; 2423 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 19.8%; 8702 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 71.2%; 1088 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 9%. In the total population, the Miao nationality is the main, accounting for 12 093, accounting for 99.01%; the Han nationality is 87, accounting for 0.71% of the total population. In 2011, the birth rate was 13.9 ‰, the death rate was 2.8 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 11.4 ‰. The maximum distance between East and West is 8.4 km, and the maximum distance between North and south is 7.23 km, with a total area of 53.2 square kilometers. The land area is 49 square kilometers, accounting for 92%; the water area is 4.2 square kilometers, accounting for 8%. The population density is 242 per square kilometer. 8162 (2017).

natural condition

The topography is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The terrain is uneven. There are many pits and funnels. The highest altitude is 941.9 meters, the lowest is 512 meters, and the general altitude is 400-720 meters. The frost free period is 250-280 days, the annual average temperature is 15-16.9 ℃, the annual rainfall is 1300-2056 mm, and the annual sunshine is 1240-1445 hours. there are many small streams in the hydrologic area. WuChao River semi encircles the rural area, flows from the northeast to the west, turns to the southeast, enters the Changtangang reservoir and joins the Tuojiang River, with a length of 39.9 km. mineral resources and other natural resources the main mineral resources in the territory are limestone, cinnabar, mercury, etc., with geological reserves of 15000 cubic meters and recoverable reserves of 5600 cubic meters, which are concentrated in the area of Dutian. The available amount of groundwater resources is 13.844 million cubic meters.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters are flood in spring and summer, drought in summer and autumn and low temperature in May.

Economic overview

the total area of cultivated land is 10125 mu (0.81 mu per capita), including 8003 mu of paddy field and 2274 mu of dry land. The main crops are rice, corn, sweet potato and rape. Tobacco is the main economic crop in our township.

social development

At the end of 2011, there were 1 rural cultural station and 1 radio and TV station, 8 libraries, more than 30000 books, and 5 amateur creative teams of music, fine arts, calligraphy, photography and literature. at the end of 2011, there were 73 full-time teachers; there were 8 primary schools with 876 students and 40 full-time teachers; the enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%; there was 1 junior middle school with 252 students and 23 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of junior middle school age population, the enrollment rate from primary school to primary school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education are all 100%. In 2011, the budget for education was 2.4 million yuan, an increase of 35% over the previous year. The proportion of education funds in the budget to the total financial expenditure was 30%, an increase of 11% over the previous year. at the end of 2011, there were 26 professionals in agricultural technology extension station, animal epidemic prevention station, animal husbandry and Fishery Station, forestry station and other fields. at the end of 2011, there were 17 medical institutions at all levels (including 1 township health center and 16 village clinics); there were 11 beds, 9 beds per 10000 people; the total value of fixed assets was 323000 yuan. There were 5 health professionals, including 3 licensed doctors and 1 licensed assistant doctor. In 2011, medical institutions (above outpatient department) completed 4851 person times of diagnosis and treatment. 8809 villagers from 16 villages participated in the new rural cooperative medical system, with the participation rate of 86%. at the end of 2011, there was a school stadium with 1000 seats in the stands. at present, there are 90 cable TV users in radio and television, with a rate of 4%. social security in 2011, there were 5 households with 23 people in the urban minimum living security system, with an expenditure of 63932 yuan, an increase of 6% over the previous year, and the monthly per capita was 140 yuan; there were 29 people receiving medical assistance, with a total expenditure of 14600 yuan, an increase of 1.54% over the previous year. There were 298 households with 762 people in rural areas, and the expenditure was 700560 yuan, an increase of 13% over the previous year. The monthly per capita income was 65 yuan, an increase of 8% over the previous year. The state subsidized 49 people, and the pension expenses were 136240 yuan, an increase of 8% over the previous year. The social welfare fee was 24000 yuan, an increase of 260% over the previous year; there was one nursing home with 24 beds, and 11 rural five security personnel were adopted. 41000 people participated in the new rural endowment insurance, with a participation rate of 98%.

infrastructure

There are three cement hardened highways, ShanMa, qianma and Maliu, running through the township in the shape of "Y", with 86 kilometers of traffic mileage and roads for every village; at the end of 2011, there was a postal agency in post Telecom, with a total postal business of 20000 yuan, of which the net income was 15600 yuan. A total of 1600 newspapers and magazines were issued in the first half of the year. There are 1 telecom enterprise, 6 service outlets, 1000 telephone exchanges, 370 fixed telephone users, and the telephone penetration rate is 0.08%; there are 23 mobile telephone users and 3600 Internet users. The annual revenue of telecom business is 3600 million yuan.