Hezhang County

Hezhang is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.

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Administrative divisions

Hezhang County is divided into 5 subdistricts, 10 towns, 3 townships and 12 ethnic townships:
;ethnic townships:

Shuitangbao Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 水塘堡彝族苗族乡
Xingfa Miao, Yi and Hui Ethnic Township 兴发苗族彝族回族乡
Songlinpo Bai, Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 松林坡白族彝族苗族乡
Zhijie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 雉街彝族苗族乡
Zhushi Yi Ethnic Township 珠市彝族乡
Shuangping Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 双坪彝族苗族乡
Tiejiang Miao Ethnic Township 铁匠苗族乡
Fuchu Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 辅处彝族苗族乡
Kele Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 可乐彝族苗族乡
Hezhen Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 河镇彝族苗族乡
Jiegou Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 结构彝族苗族乡
Guda Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 古达苗族彝族乡

Ethnic groups

The Hezhang County Gazetteer lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

Bai: 3,856 persons
*Qixingmin : located in Yongkang and Shanmuqing, Shuitangbao Township
**Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju, Zhuoluoju
**Historical names: Boren and Baizi
**Other names: Qixingmin and Minjia
**Surnames: Zhang, Li, Su, Yang, Zhao, Xu, Qian
**Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe, Weining County
*Nanjingren
Buyi: 2,939 persons : in Nongchang Village, Kele Township

Ethnic Bai are also found in:

Sanjiazhai, Kele Township
Wopi, Zexiong, Songlinpo Township

Mining

The county has large reserves of coal, iron, lead, zinc, and germanium. Mining had been and remains a major industry; however, inadequate management and regulation of zinc mining has resulted in widespread cadmium poisoning.