Baiyu Township, Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Baiyu Township

Baiyu Township, subordinate to Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located in the southwest of Jiuzhi County, bordering ABA County, Sichuan Province in the southeast, Bama County in the south, waeryi Township in the northwest and suohu Rima Township in the northeast. It is 120 kilometers away from the county, with a total area of 1321.53 square kilometers.

In 1956, Baiyu district was established. In May 1984, Baiyu commune was changed into Baiyu township. By the end of 2018, the population of Baiyu Township registered residence was 5837. In 2019, Baiyu village governs five administrative villages: Longge village, Baiyu village, shepherd village, Kesuo village and Oko village.

Baiyu township is dominated by animal husbandry; the main economic sources of herdsmen are collecting Cordyceps and selling livestock, and the economic source is relatively single. It is a township with the lowest income level in Jiuzhi county.

History of construction

In 1956, Baiyu district was established.

In October 1958, the Red Star government was established.

In August 1959, it was renamed Baiyu commune.

In May 1984, Baiyu commune was changed into Baiyu township.

administrative division

In 2011, Baiyu rural governs 5 administrative villages, including Baiyu, Kesuo, Oko, Muyang and Longge, and 20 animal husbandry cooperatives.

In 2019, Baiyu village governs five administrative villages: Longge village, Baiyu village, shepherd village, Kesuo village and Oko village.

geographical environment

Location context

Baiyu township is located in the southwest of Jiuzhi County, bordering ABA County in Sichuan Province in the southeast, Bama County in the south, waeryi Township in the northwest and suohu Rima Township in the northeast, with a total area of 1321.53 square kilometers.

topographic features

Baiyu township is a mountainous area with an average altitude of more than 3800 meters.

climate

Baiyu township has a continental plateau climate, with an average annual temperature of 0 ℃, an average annual sunshine of 2298.9 hours and an annual precipitation of 604.3 mm.

hydrology

The main rivers in Baiyu township are Mako River, Keke River, etc., and there are Erqu river flowing through the territory.

natural resources

Baiyu township has antimony mineral resources; wild animal resources include wild yak, wild donkey, antelope, rock sheep, argali, musk, lynx, yellow sheep, black necked Crane, Red Crowned Crane, etc.; plant medicinal materials resources include Cordyceps sinensis, snow lotus, Fritillaria, Gentiana macrophylla, Rhodiola, rhubarb, etc.

population

In 2011, Baiyu Township had a total population of 4810, mainly Tibetan.

By the end of 2017, the permanent resident population of Baiyu township was 5289.

By the end of 2018, the population of Baiyu Township registered residence was 5837.

Economics

Baiyu township is dominated by animal husbandry, including Tibetan sheep, yak and hequma; the main economic sources of herdsmen are collecting Cordyceps sinensis and selling livestock, and the economic source is relatively single. It is a township with the lowest income level in Jiuzhi county.

In 2011, Baiyu Township had a grassland area of 1.573 million mu, with a usable grassland area of 1.413 million mu. At the end of 2011, there were 44500 livestock in Baiyu Township, including 13000 horses, 37800 cattle and 5400 sheep; there were 23000 females of school age, accounting for 53.1%. In 2011, the per capita net income of herdsmen in Baiyu township was 1680 yuan.

At the end of 2015, a total of 35591 head (piece, piece) of all kinds of livestock were stored in Baiyu Township, including 858 horses, 33620 cattle, 1113 sheep, 19184 head (piece, piece) of age-appropriate female livestock, accounting for 53.9%.

By the end of 2019, Baiyu township has 48657 heads of livestock, including 41859 cattle, 5702 sheep and 1060 horses, with 5% of female livestock; the total output of beef carcass, mutton carcass, yak milk, wool, cashmere, 906 pieces of cow hide and 204 pieces of sheepskin is 838.6 tons, 48.08 tons, 6.75 tons, 2.4 tons, 482.65 kg, 204 pieces of sheepskin.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there were 469 school-age children in Baiyu Township, including 469 school-age children, with an enrollment rate of 100%; there were 234 school-age children, 225 middle school students and above, with an enrollment rate of 96.15%.

Cultural undertakings

In 2011, there was a cultural station in Baiyu Township with reading room and training room, covering an area of 220.08 square meters.

medical and health work

In 2011, there was one health center in Baiyu Township, and the participation rate of new rural cooperative medical system reached 100%.

social security

At the end of 2011, there were 113 households with five guarantees, 259 households with minimum living security for herdsmen, 624 people, 60 homes for the aged, 2237 people who participated in the new rural endowment insurance and paid 223700 yuan.

Religious cause

In 2019, there are three Tibetan Buddhist temples in Baiyu Township, including Baiyu temple, Longge temple and Dongzong temple, with 680 monks; among them, Baiyu Temple (Ningma sect), built in 1850, has 430 monks, which is the largest Ningma sect temple in goluo area; Longge Temple (Gelu sect), built in 1709, has 145 monks; Dongzong Temple (Ningma sect), built in 1758, has 105 monks People.

traffic

Baiyu township has Xijiu highway passing through the territory; county and township highway passing through the territory connects Qinghai Sichuan highway.

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