| Huangjin | |||||||||
| Native Name: | 黄金镇 | ||||||||
| Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi | ||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangxi | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 24.9611°N 108.9139°W | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hechi | ||||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county | ||||||||
| Subdivision Name3: | Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County | ||||||||
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (township) | ||||||||
| Established Date1: | 1984 | ||||||||
| Established Title2: | Designated (town) | ||||||||
| Established Date2: | 1994 | ||||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 176.39 | ||||||||
| Population As Of: | 2019 | ||||||||
| Population Total: | 24940 | ||||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||||
| Timezone1: | China Standard | ||||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +08:00 | ||||||||
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||||
| Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||||
| Area Code: | 0778 | ||||||||
| Geocode: | 546411 | ||||||||
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Huangjin is a town in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 24,940 and an area of 176.39km2.
The town's name "Huangjin" literally translates to "gold", a name received as the region once produced gold in ancient times.
As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and seven villages:
Huangjin District was founded in 1925 during the Republic of China.
In 1958, the region split into two communes: Simen People's Commune and Huangjin People's Commune, and Simen People's Commune merged into Huangjin People's Commune four years later. Its name was changed to Huangjin Township in October 1984 and it was upgraded to a town in 1993.
It lies at the northeast of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, bordering Qiaoshan Township to the west, the town of Dongmen to the south, Baotan Township to the north, and the town of Long'an to the east.
The highest point in the town is Qingming Mountain which stands above sea level.
There are two rivers flow through the town: Wuyang River and Huangjin River .
The town's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. Significant crops include rice and corn. Sugarcane, peanut, rape are the economic plants of this region.
The 2019 census reported the town had a population of 24,940.