Yangbai Township, Wutai County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Yangbai Township

Yangbai Township, a township under the jurisdiction of Wutai County, is located in the northwest of Wutai County, the birthplace of Xiaogen River, 25 kilometers away from the county. Yangbai Township now governs 28 administrative villages, with a total area of 192.3 square kilometers. The total number of households in the township is 6886, with 24558 people, including 22558 agricultural population and 2000 non-agricultural population.

geographical environment

geographical position

Yangbai township is located in the northwest of Wutai County, the birthplace of Xiaogen River, 25 kilometers away from the county. Its geographical coordinates are between 113 ° 8 ′ 29 ″ e to 113 ° 8 ′ 47 ″ N and 38 ° 8 ′ 5 ″ n to 38 ° 8 ′ 25 ″. It is adjacent to Daixian County in the north, Dongye town in the south, Donglei Township and Chengguan town in the East, and Yuanping City in the West. The township is 10.12 km wide from east to west and 19 km long from north to south, slightly "rectangular", with a total area of 192.3 square kilometers.

topographic features

Due to the influence of the geological structure of Wutai Mountain and Taihang Mountain, the geomorphic type of subsidence basin is formed. The river valley is water erosion geomorphic type, and the altitude is between 850-1310m. During the period of the river flowing, multi-level steps were formed on both sides of the river valley, with the highest height of 1300 meters, becoming a relatively rich agricultural area.

Soil vegetation

The main crops are rice, sorghum, corn, millet, potato, melon and fruit, vegetables, dry and fresh fruits, among which dry and fresh fruits enjoy a high reputation.

Climate and hydrology

Due to the barrier of Wutai Mountain and Taihang Mountain and the influence of altitude, the region has a continental climate with drought, less rain and sufficient light. The annual precipitation is about 500 mm, the frost free period is 120-165 days, the annual wind direction is mainly northwest wind, and the summer south wind is more, the average wind speed is 2 m / s.

natural resources

water resource

Surface water: the birthplace of Xiaogen river. underground water: it is rich in underground water. It is estimated that 2.16 million cubic meters of underground water can be mined along the two sides of the river, with a general buried depth of 0-80 meters. There are 54 wells and 9 clear springs in the township.

mineral resources

Yangbai township is rich in mineral resources, according to the main proved are: yangbai, QITU, Baiyun, Diantou gold mine; shangjinshan marble; Quanyan quartz mine. Mineral resources have been put into exploitation and utilization.

Social and economic situation

Yangbai Township now governs 28 administrative villages, with a total area of 192.3 square kilometers. There are 6886 households and 24558 people in the township, including 22558 agricultural population, 2000 non-agricultural population and 6210 labor force. The total area of cultivated land is 52260 mu, including 6750 mu of irrigated land, 45510 mu of sloping land and second sloping land, 12000 mu of barren hills and slopes, and about 2.1 mu of cultivated land per capita. There are 3385 large livestock, 2410 pigs, 23800 sheep and 20920 poultry. The total grain output is 9430 tons, 418 kg per capita, and the per capita net income of farmers is about 2300 yuan.

infrastructure

There are 72.167 kilometers of 11 kV high-voltage lines in the township. All 27 administrative villages are integrated into the State Grid. The price of agricultural electricity is 0.197 yuan. China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom cover the whole township.

Scenic Spots and Historical Sites

There are Nanchan temple in Lijiazhuang village, Yanqing temple in Shanwen village, Datianchi temple in Yulin village and wangjiafen in danantou village in the township. Among them, Nanchan temple and Yanqing temple are national cultural relics protection units.

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