Balu Town, Pizhou City, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Balu town

Balu Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the east of the south end of Pizhou City and the north foot of Yishan mountain, about 19 kilometers away from the county government, covering an area of 71 square kilometers. Balu town is a low-lying area of the Yellow River alluvial plain. Most of the town is in the flood detention area. Except for a small number of low mountains and hills in the West and southwest, the rest are plains. Balu town has a temperate monsoon climate, cold in winter and hot in summer. By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in eight towns was 48 thousand and 100. By the end of 2019, Balu town has jurisdiction over 14 administrative villages, and the town government is located in Zhenzhong Road, Balu village.

Because the town government in Balu village, named Balu town. After the collapse of Pizhou City in 1668, the government office of Pizhou moved to hongfushan new town, and the traffic changed. There were four roads intersecting here, forming a fork road, which was named "eight fork road". Later referred to as "eight road". The 250 provincial road and 251 provincial road pass through the territory, and 344 provincial road runs through the East and West, forming a "two vertical and one horizontal" traffic pattern. Xuhong River slants through the territory from northwest to Southeast, so the water and land transportation is more convenient. Balu town is the hometown of song Qiyun, Xu Linxia and song Zhenzhong, who are the "three martyrs of one school". It has a good revolutionary tradition and is a famous patriotic education base. There are many places of interest and cultural landscapes in the territory, including Meishan peiqiu site and xiaoluobotou Memorial Hall. The economic structure of Balu town with flowers as the main industry has been quite large.

In 2016, Balu town achieved a GDP of 3.55 billion yuan, including 2.36 billion yuan of industrial output value, 750 million yuan of agricultural output value, 440 million yuan of tertiary industry output value, 86.83 million yuan of fiscal revenue, and 17560 yuan of per capita net income of farmers.

History of construction

At the beginning of liberation, it was Balu District of pisui county.

In 1953, pisui county was abolished as the 11th district of Pixian County.

In 1957, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged into Balu township of Pixian County.

In 1958, the people's commune was established, known as the Eighth Route people's commune.

In 1983, the township was changed to Balu township.

In 1992, the town was built, known as Balu town.

administrative division

Division evolution

In 1996, Balu town had 21 administrative villages, including Balu, Nanzhao, Lixiang, Shanbei, Tangshan, Houying, Liuji, Zhaoxian, ancestral temple, bubuying, Linhe, Shilidian, yuanqiang, Yangzhuang, Zhongtan, gaotan, Zhongzhuang, Zhangwei, Zhangwan, Caoyuan and Xiangbu, with a population of 44000.

In 2001, the village level administrative region was adjusted, and 21 administrative villages were abolished and integrated into 14 administrative villages.

Zoning details

By the end of 2019, Balu town has jurisdiction over 14 administrative villages. The town government is located in Zhenzhong Road, Balu village.

geographical environment

Location context

Balu town is located in the east of the south end of Pizhou City. It is the edge town of Pizhou City. It is located at the junction of Pizhou and Suizhou counties (cities). The town is in the middle of the town. The town coordinates are about 117 ° 54'42 "E and 34 ° 11'18" n. Balu town is bounded by fangting River in the north, facing Yitang town across the river, Gupi town in Suining County in the south, Xinhe Town in the East, and Tushan town and Zhancheng town in the West. The overall layout of Balu town is in the shape of "cross". The town is slightly longer in the north and South than in the East and West, covering an area of 71 square kilometers.

topographic features

Most of Balu town is located in the flood detention area of huangdunhu lake, which belongs to the low-lying area of the Yellow River alluvial plain. The average elevation of the ground is 22 meters above sea level. The terrain inclines from northwest to Southeast, and there are low mountains and hills in the West and southwest. The elevation of plain area is between 21.7M and 23.6m, and that of hill area is above 35m. Baiyun cliff, the main peak of Yi mountain, is 204.7 meters above sea level, the highest mountain in Pizhou City.

soil

Balu town belongs to yellow sandy soil area with thin ridge and a considerable area of saline alkali land.

climate

Balu town has a temperate monsoon climate. It is characterized by dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, dry and rainless in autumn, cold and dry in winter. The average annual rainfall is about 900 mm, and the distribution of precipitation is uneven. About 50% of the rainfall is concentrated in June to August, and the snowfall is mainly concentrated in January, February and December.

hydrology

Balu town is located in Huaihe River Basin and Yishu Sishui river system. There are fangting River in the north, Xuhong River, Fangnan River and hunnigou River in the middle, and Shuangyang River in the East.

natural disaster

Flood detention area of huangdunhu Lake

Balu town is located in the flood detention area of Huangdun Lake. When the water level of Luoma Lake is higher than 24.5 meters, it is predicted that the water level will rise. When the water level reaches 25.5 meters, the flood detention area of Huangdun Lake will be opened. At that time, only Xuhong River levee, Feishan and other highlands will be exposed, and the rest of the area will be submerged.

natural resources

water resource

Because Balu town is located in the flood detention area of huangdunhu lake, and there are many rivers in the town, it is rich in water resources.

mineral resources

There are abundant quartzites with high grade and large reserves in Yishan, Balu town. Dahuangshan, shibushan and Erlongshan are all composed of quartzite, with reserves of about 250 million tons.

land resource

The total land area of Balu town is 70.43 square kilometers, including 54.70 square kilometers of agricultural land, accounting for 77.66% of the total land area; 13.60 square kilometers of construction land, accounting for 19.30% of the total land area; 2.14 square kilometers of other land, accounting for 3.03% of the total land area.

population

By the end of 2018, there were about 11000 households and 48100 people in Balu town. The population density is more than 600 people per square kilometer, which is a densely populated area.

Economics

primary industry

Balu town has been a high-yielding area of rice since 1970s. The main varieties are 2 you 084 indica rice, Zaofeng 9 japonica rice, Lianjing 6 and other high-quality varieties. Located in huangdunhu area, the town is rich in water resources and pollution-free. All rice planting has been included in pollution-free management. It has been recognized as a 2667 hectare high-quality pollution-free rice production base in Jiangsu Province and a special rice production base for "wufangzhai" zongzi in Zhejiang Province.

The town promotes the pollution-free standardized planting of garlic, with an annual output of more than 50000 tons of high-quality white garlic, garlic bolt and garlic seedling, and a garlic trading market. Balu town is a high-quality cotton planting base, with an annual output of 900000 kg of high-quality lint.

As of June 2020, Balu town park has 5000 square meters of flower Experience Hall, 3500 square meters of flower supermarket, 18 flower planting cooperatives and 6 flower planting companies.

Balu town has created the "beauty of a flower" logo feature, built a flower park with high standards, and the planting of flower seedlings has exceeded 16000 mu. It has 11 well-known flower companies at home and abroad, such as Belgium Dulux, 18 flower planting cooperatives, 300000 square meters of high-grade flower intelligent solar greenhouse, more than 1000 mu of ornamental grass base, and more than 3000 flower employees. It has been rated as "one village, one product" in China Demonstration villages and towns ", flower industry strong town, the effect of enriching the people is prominent.

By June 2020, shuangyanghe vineyard has exceeded 6000 mu, with an average benefit of more than 10000 yuan per mu. The Yishan agricultural products industrial park covers an area of nearly 14000 mu, with honeybee pollinated fruits such as tomatoes, yams, blueberries, etc. the market awareness has been increasing, and the brand effect of enriching the people has been expanding. In 2019, a total of 10400 mu of land will be added, and the collective income of Zhangwei village will exceed 1.06 million yuan, while that of other villages will exceed 180000 yuan.

the secondary industry

Balu town is a strong industrial town in Pizhou City. The Tiemu group was established in 1953 and expanded in 1957 with a fixed capital of 20000 yuan and 40 employees. In the early 1980s, the township industry developed rapidly, and successively set up grain and oil processing plant, food processing plant, brick and tile plant, quartz plant, carton plant and furniture plant. In 2001, there were 101 individual enterprises with 89 million yuan of fixed assets and 97.6 million yuan of output value, attracting 3786 surplus labor force. Industrial development mainly relies on rich quartz, wood resources and traditional technology advantages, and gradually forms three pillar industries of plate processing, casting and quartz processing.

Transportation

overview

Balu town has convenient water and land transportation. 250 provincial road and 251 provincial road pass through the East and west of the town respectively. 344 provincial road runs through the East and west of the town. Xuhong river runs across the town from northwest to Southeast. Balu town is 8 kilometers away from west Pizhou interchange of Lianhuo Expressway in the north, 18 kilometers away from Pizhou east station, and 35 kilometers away from Guanyin Airport. The village roads in Balu town have been hardened and the road network is dense.

highway

The road network in Balu town is relatively dense, with provincial road 250 and 251 passing through Zhendong and Zhenxi respectively. Provincial road 344 runs through the East and west of the town, and Zhancheng Balu line and Yitang Xinhe line pass through the north of the town. Village and group roads are basically hardened.

shipping

There is a shipping river passing through Balu Town, which is Xuhong river. Xuhong river is a third-class waterway.

Public transportation

Pizhou No.8 bus passes here.

social undertakings

infrastructure

Concentrated residence

Shanshui Jiayuan, a new rural community, is located in Shanbei village, Balu town. The total construction area of the project is 281.67 mu, with a construction area of 82945.24 square meters. In addition to residential buildings, it is also equipped with comprehensive service center, commercial, pension housing, kindergarten, etc. After completion, 784 households can be accommodated.

education

By the end of 2018, there were 14 kindergartens and 6 primary schools in Balu Town, with 234 teachers and 2235 students.

Cultural undertakings

By the end of 2018, there were 14 libraries and cultural stations and 4 stadiums in Balu town.

medical and health work

By the end of 2018, there were 15 medical and health institutions and hospitals in Balu town

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