Zhenxiong County


Zhenxiong County is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, under the administration of Zhaotong prefecture and bordering Guizhou and Sichuan.
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Geography

Zhengxiong County is located in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. It has an area of, a latitude ranging from 27° 17' to 27° 50' N and a longitude ranging from 104° 18' to 105° 19' E. The county has a maximum north–south extent of and a maximum east–west width of. It borders Xuyong County to the east across the Chishui River, Hezhang County to the south, Yiliang County to the west, and Weixin County to the north. The village of Delong in Potou Township is located near the triple intersection point of the three provinces, and is so nicknamed the "fowl cry of the three provinces". By road, the prefectural seat of Zhaotong is to the west, provincial capital Kunming is to the southwest, Guiyang is to the southeast, Chongqing is to the northeast, and Chengdu to the north-northwest.
Zhenxiong is located amongst the northern slopes of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, with elevations increasing from northeast to southwest, although the central and southern areas are more level. Elevations range from at Mount Jiayao, in the village of Maiche, An'er Township, down to in the village of Tongping, Luokan Town. Most of the county has a subtropical highland climate; the annual mean is, sunshine totals 1,341 hours annually, the frost-free period is 218.6 days, and annual precipitation averages.

Administrative divisions

Zhenxiong County consists of 3 districts, 20 towns, 5 townships, 2 ethnic townships:
LevelNo.Pinyin nameSimplified Chinese name
District1Wufeng District乌峰街道
2Nantai District南台街道
3Jiufu District旧府街道
Town1Poji Town泼机镇
2Heishu Town黑树镇
3Muxiang Town母享镇
4Dawan Town大湾镇
5Yile Town以勒镇
6Chishuiyuan Town赤水源镇
7Mangbu Town芒部镇
8Yuhe Town雨河镇
9Rokan Town牛场镇
10Niuchang Town牛场镇
11Wude Town五德镇
12Potou Town坡头镇
13Yigu Town以古镇
14Changba Town场坝镇
15Tangfang Town塘房镇
16Zhongtun Town中屯镇
17Muzhuo Town木卓镇
18Yanyuan Town盐源镇
19Wanchang Town碗厂镇
20Pingshang Town坪上镇
Township1Yudong Township鱼洞乡
2Hualang Township花朗乡
3Jianshan Township尖山乡
4Shanshu Township杉树乡
5Huashan Township花山乡
Ethnic Township1Guozhu Yi Ethnic Township果珠彝族乡
2Linkou Yi and Miao Ethnic Township林口彝族苗族乡

Demographics

Most people in Zhenxiong County speak Standard Chinese, which is used in the media, by the government, and as the language of instruction in education. A notable exception is the Yi people, who commonly speak the Yi language. The other significant minority group living in Zhenxiong County is the Miao people, who live at higher elevations in the county.

Economy

Zhenxiong possesses rich mineral resources, including coal, pyrite, marble, and cryolite. Among them, coal and pyrite have a very wide distribution with richer reserves. The prospective reserves and industrial reserves of coal are 7.4 million tons and 4.517 million tons, respectively. The former accounts for 28.01% of provincial output, and the latter is about 17.1%.

Transport

Highways

The main road passing through Zhenxiong County is China Provincial Road, which is a shengdao or shoudou, or provincial road. Other important provincial roads include and . China County Road and are important xiandao, or county-level roads that also pass through Zhenxiong County.
From Zhenxiong County, it is roughly 320 km to Guiyang, 500 km to Chongqing, 535 km to Chengdu, 570 km to Kunming, 900 km to Nanning, 1200 km to Xi'an, 1220 km to Guangzhou, 1330 km to Shenzhen, 1570 km to Lanzhou, 1790 km to Xiamen, and 2250 km to Beijing.

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