Sanjiang | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-hans |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Guizhou |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guizhou |
Coordinates: | 28.6778°N 107.4794°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zunyi |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County |
Subdivision Type4: | Village-level divisions |
Subdivision Name4: | 4 villages |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 74.95 |
Elevation M: | 530 |
Population Total: | 15,000 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 553600 |
Area Code: | 0852 |
Sanjiang is a town of Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, in northern Guizhou province, China,[1] located south-southwest of the county seat., it has four villages under its administration.[2] As of the 2018, census it had a population of 15,000 and an area of 74.95km2.
As of 2016, the town is divided into four villages:
The town is situated at southern Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County. It borders Shangba Tujia Ethnic Township in the northeast, Pingmu Town in the northwest, Longxing Town in the east, and Zheng'an County in the west and south.
The principal industries in the town are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources. Commercial crops include peach and orange. The region abounds with coal, iron and asbestos.
The Fairy Cave is a popular attraction in the town.
The Dreamland Stone Forest is a well known tourist spot, famous for its strange stones.
The G69 Yinchuan–Baise Expressway passes across the town north to south.