Huyu Township | |
Native Name: | 户育乡 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
Coordinates: | 23.9522°N 97.7306°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
Subdivision Name3: | Ruili |
Established Title1: | Incorporated (township) |
Established Date1: | 1986 |
Area Total Km2: | 204 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 8,521 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 678602 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0692 |
Huyu Township (; Jingpo: Hu yup or Hi yup) is a township in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 8,521 and an area of 204km2.
The name of "Huyu" means a place where wild musas grow in Dai language.
As of 2016, the township is divided into four villages:
In 1956, the Government of Ruili County set up the Huyu Production and Culture Station to maintain control of the region. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed "Huyu People's Commune" and then "Dongfeng People's Commune" . It was incorporated as a township in 1986.
The township lies at the northwestern Ruili. To the northwest, the region is bounded by the Namwan River.
The highest point in the town/township is Yingpan Mountain which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Tuanjie Groove, which, at above sea level.
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. The main crops are rice, rubber, grapefruit, and dendrobium nobile.
The Ruili Huanshan Industrial Park (second-phase project) sits in the township.
In 2016, the local population was 8,521, including 2,389 Han (28%) and 4,703 Jingpo (55.2%).
The Longling–Ruili Expressway Nongdao Extension Road passes across the township.