Qumahe Township, qumalai County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Qumahe Township

Qumahe Township, belonging to qumalai County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. In the northwest of Yushu prefecture and the west of qumalai County, qumahe River borders Laiyang village of YeGe Township in the East, Tongtian River borders Zhahe and Suojia townships of Zhiduo County in the South and southwest, KEXILI borders Qinghai Tibet highway 109 in the west, and Geermu in the north Lunshan ridge is about 150 kilometers away from the county government. The area is 14610.82 square kilometers. In 2018, 4504 people registered residence.

In 1962, qumahe commune was established. In 1984, qumahe township was established. As of October 2019, qumahe township has four animal husbandry committees.

In 2018, qumahe township has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

In 1962, qumahe commune was established.

In 1984, qumahe township was established.

administrative division

At the end of 2011, qumahe Township had four villagers' committees, namely, Angla, Duoxiu, Lechi and cuochi, and 12 animal husbandry associations.

As of October 2019, qumahe township has four animal husbandry committees: Angla animal husbandry Committee, cuochi animal husbandry Committee, Lechi animal husbandry Committee and Duoxiu animal husbandry Committee.

geographical environment

Location context

Qumahe township is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, in the northwest of Yushu prefecture and the west of qumalai county. It is bounded by qumahe in the East and adjacent to Laiyang village of YeGe township. It is bounded by Tongtian River in the South and southwest and faces Zhahe and Suoga townships of Zhiduo County across the river. It is bounded by Qinghai Tibet highway 109 in the West and Geermu in the north and 150 kilometers away from the county government town. The area is 14610.82 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain of qumahe township is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. The terrain is high in the East and West. It has high mountains and valleys and alternate beaches. It belongs to original mountain landform with an average altitude of more than 4500 meters. The main mountain ranges are gongqiaga yisanto, gongqia baladaze, Bayan zhasegana, Bayan xiaeba, Bayan sesuo and zarigana, and the beaches are typical of Lechi beach and Lema beach. The mountain peaks above 5000 meters above sea level are bare and covered with snow all the year round, with modern glaciers and ancient glacial relics.

climate

Qumahe Township belongs to the semi-arid climate of the plateau sub frigid zone, which has the climate characteristics of high cold and hypoxia, less rain and more wind (sand). The amount of hypoxia in the air is as high as 40%, and the average temperature is about - 2.9 ℃. There is no difference between the four seasons, only cold and warm. In the cold season, the air is very cold and dry, with frequent snowfall and windy sand, which is prone to disaster.

natural resources

The mineral resources in qumahe Township include placer gold, crystal, salt lake, coal mine, etc. There are 96 kinds of vertebrates and 210 kinds of higher plants in the wild animal and plant resources. There are nearly 10 kinds of rare medicinal plants, such as Ganoderma lucidum, Rhodiola, Saussurea involucrata, rhubarb, Gentiana, Gentiana, etc. Wild animals include Tibetan antelope, Tibetan wild donkey, snow leopard, white lipped deer and black necked Crane. Other animals include wild yak, brown bear, argali, rock sheep, red fox, lynx, vulture, swan, spotted goose, gray goose, etc.

population

At the end of 2011, the total population of qumahe township was 4412. In the total population, the Tibetans account for 98% of the total population, and there are Han, Hui, Tu and other ethnic groups.

In 2017, there were 4170 permanent residents in qumahe township.

In 2018, there were 4504 registered residence households in Qu Ma River Township.

Economics

In 2011, the grassland area was 12.413 million mu, the usable grassland area was 6.09 million mu, and the total output value of agriculture and animal husbandry was 19.01 million yuan. Animal husbandry mainly focuses on raising livestock. At the end of the year, there are 84423 livestock in stock, including 7370 large livestock and 77053 small livestock. There are 2481 livestock in stock, with a stocking rate of 28.5%. There are 34082 young livestock, with a stocking rate of 95%. There are 6608 adult livestock lost, producing 554 tons of meat and 206.6 tons of fresh milk. Social organizations such as the butter Association of qumahe township have been set up, with an average income of 80 yuan per household and a per capita net income of 3667.8 yuan.

In 2018, qumahe township has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

traffic

In 2011, there are 109 National Highway and Qinghai Tibet railway running through the northwest of qumahe Township, qumalai bulengquan highway running through the township, with a mileage of about 320 km, crossing Duoxiu and Angla villages. Eight 530 km village roads have been completed.

social undertakings

Cultural and sports undertakings

At the end of 2011, the radio and television links of four villages in qumahe township have been opened. The Gangri Laijun eco-tourism culture and Art Festival is held in July every year, and the horse racing festival is held regularly in August every year. There is a township culture and art troupe with 12 members.

education

At the end of 2011, there were three schools in qumahe township (xiangjixiao, Duoxiu village Jixiao and cuochi village Jixiao), covering an area of 7130 square meters and a building area of 880 square meters; Duoxiu village Jixiao covers an area of 1880 square meters and a building area of 495.3 square meters; cuochi village Jixiao covers an area of 2300 square meters and a building area of 1917 square meters. There are 9 teaching classes in primary schools, 362 students and 31 teaching staff, including 8 full-time teachers, 8 substitute teachers and 1760 books. The enrollment rate of school-age children is 98%.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there were 5 health institutions in qumahe Township, including 1 township health center and 4 village clinics; there were 3 full-time doctors and 5 village doctors. The township health center belonged to the central health center, with a medical service radius of qumahe, Maduo, Qiuzhi and YeGe, serving a total population of more than 16000 people and 4 medical staff, providing medical services for more than 1780 people, accounting for more than 40.3% of the total population of the township The participation rate of rural cooperative medical system is 98%.

social security

In 2011, there were 382 poverty-stricken households, 1528 poverty-stricken people, 163 disabled people, 91 five guarantee households in qumahe Township, and 91 people were basically guaranteed.

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