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.

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.

Climate