Mairi Township, Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Mairi Township

Mairi township is under the jurisdiction of Muli Tibetan Autonomous County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Mairi township is located in the northwest edge of Muli County, between 100 ° 27 ′ - 100 ° 46 ′ E and 28 ° 29 ′ - 28 ° 49 ′ n. It borders Tangyang and Dongzi in the East, Shuiluo in the south, donglang in the north and Julong and Mengzi in Daocheng County in the West.

General situation

It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, 13 villager groups and 46 natural sites, with a total of 2963 people (2017), and is a Tibetan inhabited area. The total area is 624.29 square kilometers, and the population density is 4.5 people per square kilometer. Township government in Qugong village, 2720 meters above sea level, 320 kilometers away from the county. "Mairi" is a transliteration of Tibetan, which means a place rich in sulfur.

Historical evolution

Mairi township was established in 1953; commune was changed in 1972; and township was restored in 1983.

economic development

The township enterprises in Mairi township have gold mining and edible fungus processing plants, and the output of Tricholoma matsutake accounts for about one fifth of the total output of the county. Agriculture mainly produces corn, wheat and potato. Animal husbandry to cattle, yaks, goats, sheep, mules, horses, pigs.

Population data

Population data of Mairi township: (data of the fifth census) total population 2963 (2017).

Chinese PinYin : Si Chuan Sheng Liang Shan Yi Zu Zi Zhi Zhou Mu Li Cang Zu Zi Zhi Xian Mai Ri Xiang