Matou Township, Yuexi County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province

Matou Township

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Matou township is located in the south of Yuexi County, bordering Xinxiang Township in the north, wuliqing Township in the East and Xide County in the south. It is 20 kilometers away from the county seat, belonging to the second half mountainous area. The township governs 9 villages, 22 groups, 550 households and 2650 people. The altitude ranges from 1450 m to 3350 M.

The township covers an area of 87.62 square kilometers, with 2277 mu of arable land, but a wide area of slope land and woodland can be used. The climate is cold. The main food crops are corn, buckwheat, oats and so on. It is a township relying on the development of animal husbandry and forestry. The two development goals set by the township government are to tap the potential of planting grass and raising livestock, and to build the base township of returning farmland to forest. At present, there are 11201 livestock in the township, with an area of 2441 mu. In 2002, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the township was 2.8939 million yuan. The total grain output is 1402 tons, with 1057 Jin of grain per capita. The per capita net income is 1008 yuan. Because of the cold climate in Matou Township, it is suitable for planting a variety of Chinese herbal medicines. Slope land and grassland are suitable for the development of large livestock breeding. Matou township is rich in hydropower resources, with an installed capacity of 5kW, but only 1kW has been developed.

On January 12, 2021, the people's Government of Sichuan Province decided to abolish Matou Township and establish Matou town. The former administrative region of Matou township is the administrative region of Matou town. The people's Government of Matou town is stationed at No. 99-1, Dahe Road, Matou village.

Chinese PinYin : Si Chuan Sheng Liang Shan Yi Zu Zi Zhi Zhou Yue Xi Xian Ma Tuo Xiang