Sanjiang, Daozhen County Explained

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.

Administrative division

As of 2016, the town is divided into four villages:

Geography

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.

Economy

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.

Tourist attractions

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.

Transportation

The G69 Yinchuan–Baise Expressway passes across the town north to south.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/52/03/520325.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:道真仡佬族苗族自治县 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2013-04-14.
  2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/52/03/25/520325101.html . https://archive.today/20130628083946/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/52/03/25/520325101.html . dead . June 28, 2013 . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:三江镇 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2013-04-14.