Chawalong Township, Chayu County, Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Chawalong Township

Chayu County, Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region of the people's Republic of China governs the township, 230 kilometers away from the county seat. The township government is stationed in that village.

Located in the southeast of Tibet Autonomous Region, at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain in the southeast of Chayu county. It is adjacent to Deqin County and Gongshan County in Yunnan Province in the southeast, Zuogong County in Changdu region in the north and northeast, and zhuwagen town and Gula Township in the West. Chawalong township is 43.75 km long from east to west and 106.75 km wide from north to south,

Its total area is 2937.95 square kilometers. The total area of grassland is 52300 mu, and the grass coverage rate is more than 60%.

In June 2016, there were 27 administrative villages and 49 natural groups in the township.

It is a multi-ethnic area, inhabited by Tibetan, Han, Susu, Nu, Bai, Dulong and other nationalities.

The resident population was 8317 (2017).

Chawalong township is the midpoint and important traffic node of bingchacha highway, and the intersection of chagong highway, Chacha highway and chazuo highway.

The annual horse racing festival in chawalong township is one of the most important festivals in the mass cultural life.

evolution

Chawalong district was established in 1960, changed to commune in 1972, restored to district in 1978, and changed to township in 1981.

In November 2015, buba village, the administrative village of chawalong Township, was relocated to xiachayu town. Since then, buba village belongs to the administrative village of Chayu town.

administrative division

Chayu County, Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region governs the township, and the township government is stationed in that village.

The township has jurisdiction over 27 administrative villages and 49 natural villages. The administrative villages are Hongdong village, Zharan village, gangzang village, Zuobu village, qianzhongwa village, kangran village, Songta village, abing village, zaen village, Changxi village, chuni village, Kadi village, Geri village, Laka village, buba village, gongka village, Guoda village, Muba village, mengza village, Shabu village, Longpu village, Zana village, dengxu village, Xueba village, zhula village, Wabu village and Gebu village.

In 1997, it had jurisdiction over six administrative villages: Geri, zaen, mubazana, Wabao and menkong.

By the end of 2004, the township had 32 administrative villages and 45 natural villages.

In June 2013, there were 28 administrative villages and 49 natural villages in the township.

In June 2016, there were 27 administrative villages and 49 natural groups in the township.

In July 2019, there are 26 administrative villages in the township.

Township name

In Tibetan, "chavaron" means "hot Canyon".

geographical environment

Located in the southeast of Tibet Autonomous Region, Southeast of Chayu County, at the foot of Meili Snow Mountain. The township government is 256 kilometers away from Chayu county and 140 kilometers away from Zuogong county. It is adjacent to Deqin County and Gongshan County in Yunnan Province in the southeast, Zuogong County in Changdu region in the north and northeast, and zhuwagen town and Gula Township in the West. It is 43.75 km long from east to west and 106.75 km wide from north to south.

Chawalong township is high in the north and low in the south, surrounded by mountains, high and low, and complex terrain. The Nujiang River runs through the township from north to south.

The highest altitude is 6740 meters of Meili Snow Mountain in the township. The southern Valley is only about 2200 meters above sea level, with an average altitude of about 2800 meters. It belongs to the subtropical climate zone of the southern ridge of Himalayas, with mild climate in four seasons, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine and long frost free period. The annual sunshine hours are 2600 hours, the frost free period is more than 250 days, the annual average temperature is 12 ℃, the maximum frozen soil depth is 0.25m, the extreme minimum temperature is - 5 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 31 ℃, and the annual average rainfall is about 810mm. The rainy season is mainly distributed in March, April, July and August.

The relatively low altitude area along Nujiang River and Weiqu River Valley in chawalong township is a "hot Canyon", with high temperature and low humidity, exposing a large area of bare soil and rock.

Nujiang River and its tributary Yuqu river flow through chawalong Township from north to south.

natural resources

With a total area of 4616.94 square kilometers, the township is the largest in Linzhi city

Chawalong township is rich in ecological resources, and the forest area accounts for about 30% of the total area of the township.

The total grassland area of the township is 52300 mu, and the grass coverage rate is more than 60%. It is suitable for raising horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock.

The township has 19425 mu of arable land and 4000 mu of wasteland.

Biological resources include: pine, fir, Quercus altissima and other excellent tree species; cactus, the representative plant of arid climate; Cordyceps sinensis, Fritillaria, Panax notoginseng, Huanglian and other main Chinese herbal medicines that can be developed; Tricholoma matsutake, Morchella esculenta and more than 200 kinds of wild fungi.

The mineral resources include: gold, silver, tin, copper, zinc, vanadium, garnet, crystal gypsum and other mineral resources, and most of them are distributed in the surface of geography, with high mining degree and great mining value.

Population nationality

District population:

At the end of 2004, there were 1121 households with 6788 people in the township, accounting for about 1 / 3 of the total population of Chayu County, including 6662 people in agriculture and animal husbandry, accounting for 98% of the total population of the township;

According to statistics at the end of 2012, there are 1299 households in the township, with a total population of 7097, accounting for about 1 / 3 of the total population of Chayu county.

In June 2013, there were 1299 households and 7097 people in the township. It is the most populous Township in Linzhi.

According to the statistics at the end of 2014, there are 1315 households with a total population of 7375.

In July 2018, there were more than 8100 farmers and herdsmen in 1317 households.

In July 2019, there are 1381 households and 7354 people in the township.

Ethnic groups: it is a multi-ethnic gathering area, inhabiting Tibetan, Han, Susu, Nu, Bai, Dulong and other ethnic groups.

The resident population was 8317 (2017).

rural economy

Chawalong township is a poverty-stricken Township with equal emphasis on agriculture and animal husbandry.

By the end of 2004, the total area of cultivated land in the township was 19425 mu, which was all dry land. Restricted by the topographic conditions, more than 50% of the cultivated land was slope land, and the plot area was small, the soil layer was thin, and the vast majority of the land was still manual operation, so the production efficiency was low. Most of the crops are winter wheat, highland barley, potato, corn and other crops, with an annual total grain output of 10.87128 million jin.

In 2005, the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen was less than 500 yuan.

In 2012, the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen in the township was 4051 yuan, of which the per capita cash income was 3786 yuan.

In June 2013, there were more than 500 transport vehicles for farmers and herdsmen in the township, and more than 300 hotels, inns, restaurants, and farmhouses run by local people and foreign businessmen.

In 2016, 486 people from 91 households in chawalong Township were lifted out of poverty, 53 people from 11 households were newly identified, and the incidence of poverty was about 26%.

In 2017, the poverty population in 24 households was dynamically adjusted, 129 people were removed, 7 people were returned to poverty, 40 people were newly identified in 8 households, and 415 people were lifted out of poverty in 79 households.

By June 2020, chawalong township has built a pomegranate planting base with local characteristics in recent years, with nearly 250000 soft seed pomegranates planted in Tunisia, about 4685 mu.

Infrastructure construction

Traffic construction

Before 2005, chawalong township was led to the outside world by the mule horse post road and the rope on the Nujiang River, and all materials were carried by people and horses. Like an "isolated island", it has experienced many vicissitudes.

In 2004, gongcha highway has been opened to traffic to K45 + 550 of Liusha section in chawalong township. Except for Liusha section and a steel bridge in buzeyonggou, other sections of highway have been basically completed and can be opened to traffic. 130 kilometers of mule and horse roads were restored with an investment of 2.12 million yuan.

In July 2005, the gongcha highway from qiunatong village, Bingzhongluo Township, Gongshan County, Yunnan Province to chawalong township was opened to traffic, with a total length of 56 km and a total investment of 17 million yuan. Although the gongcha highway was simple, rugged and steep at that time, it ended the history of no highway in chawalong township.

Before October 2009, there was no traffic from Chayu county to chawalong Township, so they could only bypass the Yunnan Tibet or Sichuan Tibet line,

Thousands of kilometers

To chawalong.

In October 2009, Chayu county to chawalong Township Chacha road was connected, with a total length of 240 km.

In November 2012, chazuo highway from chawalong township of Chayu county to Zuogong County of Changdu area was opened to traffic.

In June 2013, a total of 380 km of simple rural roads were opened to traffic, and 26 of the 28 administrative villages have been opened to traffic.

From 2004 to June 2013, the state implemented the "liugaiqiao project" in chawalong Township, and successively built 12 steel bridges on Nujiang River and Yuqu River, with an investment of more than 26 million yuan.

In 2013, the construction of bengga Group Highway in abing village of chawalong Township started, with a total investment of 8.6 million yuan.

In December 2013, the national development and Reform Commission approved the feasibility study report on the reconstruction project of the new Yunnan Tibet Road from the boundary of Yunnan and Tibet to zhuwagen road in Chayu county. The project starts from the junction of Yunnan and Tibet in chawalong Township and ends at zhuwagen Town, with a total length of about 253km. The whole line is reconstructed according to the standard of class IV Highway.

On April 30, 2015, the reconstruction and expansion project of Yunnan Tibet new passage (Chayu county section) started. Starting from the junction of Yunnan and Tibet in the south of chawalong Township and ending at Sangjiu village, zhuwagen Town, Chayu County, the reconstruction and expansion of class IV Highway is 264km, three branch lines are 40.7km long and subgrade width is 6.5m. The construction period is 36 months.

In June 2015, the road hardening construction project of Xueba village in walong township was started. The content is to reconstruct 10.9 km of grade IV cement road, with a total investment of 18.87 million yuan.

In May 2017, chuni village in chawalong township was not connected to the highway, and other villages were connected to the highway.

In July 2015, Jiaxing highway in Longpu village of chawalong township was started, with the construction of a 13.23km gravel road and a 21m steel bridge

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