Jiangchuan, Yuxi Explained

Jiangchuan
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Yunnan
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yuxi
Area Total Km2:850
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:260000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:652600
Area Code:0877

Jiangchuan District is located in Yuxi, Yunnan, China.

The district is known for its Gantangjing Paleolithic sites which contains traces of the use of fire, presence of prehistoric carnivorous fauna.[1]

Administrative divisions

Jiangchuan District has 1 subdistrict, 4 towns, 1 township and 1 ethnic township.[2]

1 subdistrict
4 towns
  • Jiangcheng (Chinese: 江城镇)
  • Qianwei (Chinese: 前卫镇)
  • Jiuxi (Chinese: 九溪镇)
  • Luju (Chinese: 路居镇)
1 township
1 ethnic township

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kaogu.cn/en/News/New_discoveries/2016/0419/53627.html Fire-using remains found in Gantangjing Paleolithic site in Yunnan, 2016.
  2. Web site: 国家统计局 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . zh . 2021-12-07.