Geng Zhen Street, Gaoling District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province

Geng Town Street

Gengzhen street, belonging to Gaoling District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is located in the southernmost part of Gaoling district. It is adjacent to Weihe River in the East, Xiquan street in Lintong District in the southeast, Xinhe street in Baqiao District in the south, Xinhe street in Baqiao District in the southwest, Jingwei town and Chonghuang Township across the river in the west, Zhangbu town and Yuchu town in the north, with a total area of 20.7 square kilometers.

As of June 2020, Geng town has 11 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. In 2011, Geng town had a total population of 17000, with a total agricultural output value of 24644 million yuan, a total industrial output value of 36.8 million yuan, and a total social commodity sales value of 79 million yuan.

Historical evolution

It was called Weiqiao town in the past dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Gengjia town after the surname Geng.

In the spring and Autumn period, it belonged to Qin Dynasty.

In Han Dynasty, it belonged to Gaoling county.

In the Ming Dynasty, it belonged to Weiqiao.

After the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed Gengjia town.

After 1912, it was renamed Geng town. The latter belongs to the second district.

In August 1958, the red flag commune was established; on December 14 of the same year, it was assigned to Xi'an city.

On August 20, 1963, it returned to Gaoling county and was renamed Geng town commune.

After 1966, it was renamed Dongfanghong commune.

In 1972, it was renamed Geng town commune.

In June 1984, it was renamed Gengzhen township.

In 1986, the township was set up as Geng town.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Geng town had jurisdiction over six administrative villages, including Geng Town, Sujia, Wangjiatan, gengbei, Hujia and Zhoujia, and 57 villager groups.

As of June 2020, Geng town has 11 administrative villages under its jurisdiction. The people's government is stationed in Gengzhen village.

geographical environment

Geng Town Street is located in the southernmost Gaoling. It is adjacent to Weihe River in the East, Xiquan street in Lintong District in the southeast, Xinhe street in Baqiao District in the south, Xinhe street in Baqiao District in the southwest, Jingwei town and Chonghuang Township across the river in the west, and Zhangbu town and Yuchu town in the north. The maximum distance from east to west is 8.1 km, and the maximum distance from north to south is 4.9 km, with a total area of 20.7 square kilometers. It is 11.1km away from the county.

population

By the end of 2011, Geng town had a total population of 17000, including 2000 urban permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 11.8%. In the total population, there are 8517 males, accounting for 50.1%, and 8483 females, accounting for 49.9%. In 2011, the birth rate of Geng town was 10.6 ‰, the death rate was 4.9 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 5.7 ‰. The population density is 813.4 per square kilometer.

Economics

overview

In 2011, the total financial revenue of Geng town street was 6.22 million yuan, and the per capita financial revenue was 378.2 yuan. The per capita net income of farmers is 8735 yuan.

primary industry

In 2011, the cultivated land area of Geng town was 15347 mu, 0.9 mu per capita. In 2011, the total agricultural output value of Geng town reached 246.44 million yuan. The main food crops are wheat and corn. In 2011, Geng Town Street grain production was 14055 tons, 827 kg per capita. There are 5655 tons of wheat and 6872 tons of corn. The main economic crops are vegetables. In 2011, the street vegetable planting area of Geng town was 16000 mu, and the main varieties were daylily, carrot, plastic film potato, etc. Animal husbandry to raise cows, pigs, sheep, poultry based. In 2011, the number of live pigs raised in Gengzhen street was 25000, with a year-end stock of 25000; the number of sheep raised was 2000, with a year-end stock of 20000; the number of cattle raised was 36000, with a year-end stock of 36000; the number of poultry raised was 8000, with a year-end stock of 8000. By the end of 2011, the total area of afforestation in Geng town street was 2800 mu, including 420 mu of protective forest, 2000 mu of economic forest, 40000 trees around farmers' houses, 12.1% of forest coverage, and 210000 cubic meters of standing trees. In 2011, the fruit planting area of Gengzhen street was 3000 mu, and the output was 5935 tons. The main varieties were watermelon, grape and strawberry, among which 2535 tons were watermelon, 1500 tons were grape and 1900 tons were strawberry. In 2011, there were 109 large agricultural machinery in Geng town.

the secondary industry

The street industry of Geng town is mainly light industry. In 2011, the total industrial output value of Geng Town Street reached 36.8 million yuan. By the end of 2011, there were 156 commercial outlets and 368 employees in Gengzhen street.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

In 2011, the total sales of social commodities in Geng town reached 79 million yuan. By the end of 2011, Gengzhen street had one postal network, with a total one-way delivery route length of 59 kilometers, 210 delivery points, and 100% rural postal service rate. It had subscribed to 27000 newspapers and 30000 periodicals, with a business income of 81200 yuan. There was one telecommunication enterprise and three service outlets; there were 5368 fixed line telephone users, an increase of 30 over the previous year, and the penetration rate of telephone users reached 70%, an increase of 3 percentage points over the previous year; there were 7963 mobile phone users, and the penetration rate of mobile phone users was 85%. The annual revenue of telecom business was 145600 yuan.

Transportation

Gengzhen Street passes through Beijing Kunming expressway, with a length of 5.5 km and a county (town) highway, with a total length of 6.4 km. In 2011, Geng town street transportation enterprises owned 180 freight cars with a freight volume of 10 million tons. In 2011, the total passenger traffic volume of Geng town was 432000. By the end of 2011, Geng town had opened 2 bus lines, 8 buses, including 8 cars, 6 cars per 10000 people, and 432000 passengers per year.

social undertakings

education

By the end of 2011, Gengzhen street had 3 kindergartens (institutes), 396 children in kindergartens and 25 full-time teachers; 6 primary schools, 714 students and 79 full-time teachers; the enrollment rate of primary school-age children was 100%; 1 junior middle school, 460 students and 48 full-time teachers; the enrollment rate of junior middle school-age population, the enrollment rate of primary and junior high school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education were 100%. In 2011, the education expenditure of Geng Town Street reached 8.583 million yuan, the national financial education expenditure was 7.613 million yuan, the education expenditure within the budget was 7.57 million yuan, and the education expenditure within the budget was 5.785 million yuan, an increase of 30.6%, 36.9%, 38.8% and 28.6% respectively over the previous year. The proportion of education expenditure in the budget (including urban education surcharges) in the total financial expenditure was 23.1%, an increase of 2.1 percentage points over the previous year.

Cultural undertakings

By the end of 2011, Gengzhen street had one cultural station and seven public libraries, with a construction area of 340 square meters and a collection of more than 10000 books, and 18 employees in the cultural industry. Folk art with local characteristics includes gongs and drums, Yangko, Dongxiao, etc. Among them, Dongxiao is listed in the world (National) intangible cultural heritage list.

Sports

By the end of 2011, 100% of the villages in Geng town have installed fitness equipment, and 72% of the permanent residents often participate in sports activities.

public health

By the end of 2011, there were 11 medical and health institutions at all levels in Geng Town, including 1 town health center and 10 clinics; there were 30 beds, with 1.8 medical beds per thousand people, and the total value of fixed assets was 3.97 million yuan. There were 22 health professionals, including 3 licensed doctors, 5 licensed assistant doctors and 14 registered nurses. In 2011, the medical institutions in Gengzhen Street (above outpatient department) completed 26000 person times of diagnosis and treatment, 196 inpatient operations and 2965 discharged patients. In 2011, the incidence rate of statutory infectious diseases in Geng town street was 2/10 million, the rural safe drinking water rate was 100%, the rural toilet rate was 100%, and the new rural cooperative medical care system was 16 thousand, with a 99.7% participation rate.

social security

In 2011, 10284 people participated in the new rural social endowment insurance, an increase of 831 people over the end of last year.

social welfare

In 2011, there were 27 households with 44 people in Geng Town, and the expenditure was 166000 yuan, an increase of 24% over the previous year. The monthly per capita income was 315 yuan, an increase of 20.1% over the previous year. There were 199 households with 597 people in rural areas, and the expenditure was 810000 yuan, an increase of 40% over the previous year. The monthly per capita income was 113 yuan, an increase of 38.5% over the previous year.

Infrastructure

By the end of 2011, the annual domestic water consumption of Geng town street was 84000 tons, the popularization rate of tap water was 100%, the annual per capita domestic water consumption was 5 tons, and the drainage pipeline was 1 km.

By the end of 2011, Gengzhen street had one 10kV substation, two main transformers, a total capacity of 278.9mva, and one high-voltage transmission line, with a total length of 27.9km. The annual electricity sales have reached 140 million kwh, the comprehensive voltage qualification rate is 98%, and the power supply reliability rate is 99%.

By the end of 2011, the street green coverage rate of Geng town was 1.6%, and the per capita green space was 16.2 square meters.

History and culture

Dongweiqiao site

Dongweiqiao site is located 2.6km away from the South Bank of Weihe River in baijiazui village, Gengzhen street, Gaoling District, Shaanxi Province. It connects Weibei River in the north and Chang'an River in the south. It is one of the three bridges of Weihe River in Tang Dynasty and an important channel from Chang'an City, the capital of Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Dongwei bridge is a new milestone in the history of ancient Chinese bridge architecture with its large scale and complex structure. It is a bridge connecting the two banks of Weihe River

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