Shanggongma Township, Gande County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Shanggongma Township

Shanggongma Township, belonging to Gande County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located in the west of Gande County, adjacent to kequ town in the East, dari across the river in the South and Maqin County in the West and North. It is 54 kilometers away from the county, with a total area of 824.02 square kilometers.

In 1956, shanggongma district was established; in 1984, shanggongma commune was changed to shanggongma township. By the end of 2018, the population of the registered residence in Shang Gong Ma Township was 3630. In 2019, shanggongma Township governs five administrative villages, and the people's government is stationed in tanggegei.

Animal husbandry in shanggongma Township mainly focuses on raising cattle, horses and sheep. In 2011, the total economic income of shanggongma township was 5.664 million yuan.

History of construction

In 1956, shanggongma district was established.

In 1959, shanggongma commune was established.

In 1962, shanggongma commune was changed into shanggongma township.

In 1969, shanggongma township was changed into shanggongma commune.

In 1984, shanggongma commune was changed into shanggongma township.

administrative division

In 2011, Shanggong Ma village has 5 administrative villages, including wangrihu village, waying village, Longya village, zhagalong village and zhuhelong village, and 29 animal husbandry cooperatives.

In 2015, shanggongma township has five administrative villages: wangrihu village, waying village, Longya village, zhagalong village and zhuhelong village.

In 2019, shanggongma Township governs five administrative villages, namely, waying village, wangrihu village, Longya village, zajialong village and zhuhelong village, with the people's Government stationed in tanggegei.

geographical environment

Location context

Shanggongma township is located in the west of Gande County, adjacent to kequ town in the East, dari across the river in the South and Maqin County in the West and North. It is 54 kilometers away from the county seat, with a total area of 824.02 square kilometers.

topographic features

Shanggongma township is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an average altitude of 4346 meters; the highest point in shanggongma township is the top of xialade mountain, with an altitude of 4662 meters; the lowest point is 4030 meters.

climate

Due to the influence of the middle latitude westerlies, mountains and glaciers, shanggongma township has a very cold climate with low temperature and large temperature difference between day and night. The annual average temperature is only - 1.6 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is 534.6 mm.

population

In 2011, there were 893 herdsmen in shanggongma Township, with a total population of 3674. In 2011, the birth rate of shanggongma township was 18.69 ‰, and the natural growth rate of population was 9.34 ‰.

By the end of 2018, the population of the registered residence in Shang Gong Ma Township was 3630.

Economics

Animal husbandry in shanggongma Township mainly focuses on raising cattle, horses and sheep. In 2011, shanggongma Township had 1.212 million mu of agricultural grassland and 1.092 million mu of usable grassland, with a total economic income of 5.664 million yuan. In 2011, the number of livestock in shanggongma township was 24800, including 11200 cattle, 0700 horses and 12900 sheep; the number of female livestock was 12372, including 5527 cattle, 403 horses and 6442 sheep. In 2011, the per capita net income of herdsmen in shanggongma township was 2107.4 yuan.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there was a school in shanggongma Township with 32 staff, including 14 full-time teachers, 239 students and 6 resettlement students. The school covers an area of 16800 square meters, with a building area of 2119 square meters and 2600 books.

radio and television

At the end of 2011, 450 radio and television receivers were distributed in Ma Township, Shanggong.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, shanggongma Township had a health center with 10 employees. In 2011, 2805 people participated in the new rural cooperative medical system in shanggongma Township, with a participation rate of more than 98%.

social security

At the end of 2011, there were 183 households with 403 people in shanggongma rural minimum living security assistance; there was one nursing home for the elderly, supporting 30 people with five guarantees; there were 392 households with 1398 people in poverty, including 364 households with 1295 people helping the poor, 28 households with low living security, 103 people helping the poor; and there were 1557 people participating in the endowment insurance of new rural villages.

Poverty alleviation

In December 2018, the county poverty alleviation and Development Bureau, the county human resources and Social Security Bureau, shanggongma Township People's government and Xining Boqiang vocational training school jointly held a 15 day "rain and dew plan" Chef skills training; the participants were poor households and unemployed residents in shanggongma township.

traffic

There are Xijiu highway and Huada highway passing through Shanggong Ma Township. By the end of 2011, shanggongma Township had 6 simple gravel roads with a total length of 62 kilometers, and 27 seasonal simple roads for human and livestock.

History and culture

Shanggongma township is a Chinese Tibetan idiom, which means "shanggongma tribe". It is named because the herdsmen under the jurisdiction of the township were originally part of the Gongma tribe.

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