Yitang Town, Jiexiu City, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Yitang town

Yitang town is located in the southwest of Jiexiu City, 10 kilometers away from the urban area, bordering Lingshi County in the South and Xiaoyi City in the northwest, with a total area of 77.67 square kilometers (2017). The town has 30 administrative villages with a total population of 30834 (in 2017). The total social output value of the town reached 450 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 2170 yuan.

Population data

30834 (2017)

Villages under its jurisdiction

economic development

Yitang town is rich in coal resources, sufficient water resources, developed electricity and convenient transportation. Yitang town is one of the top 100 towns in Shanxi Province. Its economic income ranks first in the city. There are 128 industrial enterprises in the town, and there are more than 10 large-scale backbone enterprises, such as Yitang coal industry, Dafosi Coal Chemical Company and shidansu company. In 2004, Yitang town launched eight new projects, including the clean heat recovery coke oven of Dafosi Coal Chemical Company, the technical renovation and expansion of 600000 tons coal mine, high-purity nano alumina, and Tianli wall. in the process of vigorously promoting economic construction, the town regards the development of agriculture as the "key play" of economic construction. The Party committee and government of the town regard narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas and promoting the common prosperity of urban and rural areas as the primary task, fundamentally support, protect and develop agriculture, strive to increase farmers' income, improve agricultural production conditions, accelerate the construction of agricultural infrastructure, and improve the comprehensive benefits of agriculture. At the same time, adhere to the combination of ecology and economy, the combination of agricultural professional team construction and popularization, based on the local reality, determine the "1126" project, laid a solid foundation for the town's agricultural development. In addition, with the goal of creating an intensive and large-scale rural economic system, the town has increased policy support, actively introduced funds, and mobilized the masses to build more than 70 chicken farms and 520 pig raising communities in the South Village of the town. After a series of scientific and effective work, an agricultural economic system of agriculture, forestry and sideline interaction and mutual promotion has begun to take shape and gradually become mature in Yitang town. Agriculture is the foundation and industry is the leader. Taking agriculture and industry into consideration and developing together are the guiding ideology of the Party committee and government of Yitang town in developing Yitang economy. In terms of industrial construction, the town has made great efforts to consolidate and develop traditional industries, actively guide and support new industries, and embarked on a road of strengthening the town through industry. The Party committee and the government of the town have given priority to the development of the local pillar industry, the coal enterprises. According to the requirements of integrating resources, standardizing production, strict management and orderly development, and the arrangements of the provincial and municipal safety supervision departments, they have invested a huge amount of money in 15 coal mines, strengthened safety facilities and built a "barrier" for safety production. Optimization of production equipment and innovation of production technology have injected inexhaustible power into the rapid development of this pillar industry. "Improving economic efficiency must not be at the expense of the ecological environment!" The Party committee and government of Yitang town have made such a statement, and they have also unswervingly practiced it. In the past, nine coking plants with serious pollution in the town have disappeared. Instead, 400000 tons of clean heat recovery coke ovens are now on the market. Environmental friendly new building materials are also becoming the "brand" industry of the town.

Chinese PinYin : Shan Xi Sheng Jin Zhong Shi Jie Xiu Shi Yi Tang Zhen