Hongxing | |
Translit Lang1: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 红星镇 |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Pinyin |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Sichuan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Ya'an |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Mingshan |
Area Total Km2: | 37 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Population Total: | 11514 |
Timezone: | China Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 30.1203°N 103.1589°W |
Elevation M: | 679 |
Hongxing or Hongxingzhen is a town situated in the Mingshan County of Sichuan, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Ya'an prefecture-level city. It is located along China National Highway 318 (Route G5), about by road southwest of the town of Pujian and by road northeast of Ya'an.[1] It has an area of and as of 2004 had a population of 11,514 people. and 12,375.1 acres of arable land.[2] With an average elevation of 679 metres, it has an average temperature of 15.5 degrees Celsius and average annual rainfall of 1300 mm.[2] Principal activities include corn, wheat, tea, and melon production, pig farming and fishing.[2]
The township-level division contains the following villages:[3]