Shiqian County Explained
| Shiqian County |
| Native Name: | 石阡县 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Tongren Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Tongren in Guizhou |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Shiqian County government |
| Coordinates: | 27.5135°N 108.2237°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tongren |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Tangshan |
| Area Total Km2: | 2,172 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 304,218 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 555100 |
Shiqian County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the northeast of Guizhou Province, China. The government is located in Tangshan.
Administrative divisions
Shiqian County is divided into 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 1 township and 9 ethnic townships:[1]
- subdistricts
- Tangshan Subdistrict 汤山街道
- Quandu Subdistrict 泉都街道
- Zhongba Subdistrict 中坝街道
- towns
- Benzhuang Town 本庄镇
- Baisha Town 白沙镇
- Longtang Town 龙塘镇
- Huaqiao Town 花桥镇
- Wude Town 五德镇
- Heba Town 河坝镇
- township
- ethnic townships
- Jufeng Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 聚凤仡佬族侗族乡
- Longjing Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 龙井侗族仡佬族乡
- Dashaba Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 大沙坝仡佬族侗族乡
- Fengxiang Dong and Gelao Ethnic Township 枫香侗族仡佬族乡
- Qingyang Miao, Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 青阳苗族仡佬族侗族乡
- Shigu Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 石固仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingdi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪地场仡佬族侗族乡
- Ganxi Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 甘溪仡佬族侗族乡
- Pingshan Gelao and Dong Ethnic Township 坪山仡佬族侗族乡
Ethnic groups
The Shiqian County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
- Dong (pop. 61,259)
- Miao (pop. 14,257)
- Tujia (pop. 4,500)
- Longtang (Chinese: 龙塘镇), Bailong (Chinese: 白龙乡), Huaqiao (Chinese: 花桥乡), Jufeng (Chinese: 聚凤乡)
- Yao (pop. 1,693)
- Beita township (Chinese: 北塔乡): Leijiatun (Chinese: 雷家屯), Wuchaguan (Chinese: 乌茶关)
- Huaqiao township (Chinese: 花桥乡): Shuiwei village (Chinese: 水尾村)
- Mongol (pop. 2,535)
- Sunjiaping township (Chinese: 孙家坪乡), Longchuan district (Chinese: 龙川区): Yujiazhai (Chinese: 余家寨), Zhong Yujiazhai (Chinese: 中余家寨), Xia Yujiazhai (Chinese: 下余家寨), Dayanshan (Chinese: 大岩山)
- Longdong township (Chinese: 龙洞乡): Dingjiaba (Chinese: 丁家坝)
- Pingdichang township (Chinese: 坪地场乡): Leishoushan (Chinese: 雷首山)
- Zhongkui township (Chinese: 中魁乡): Hexi Jiangpo (Chinese: 河西姜坡), Daping (Chinese: 大坪)
- Zhuang (pop. 585)
- Zhongba (Chinese: 中坝区), Zhongkui (Chinese: 中魁乡), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇)
- Buyi (pop. 447)
- Longtang (Chinese: 龙塘区), Wan'an (Chinese: 万安乡), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇), Juntian (Chinese: 均田乡)
- Qiang (pop. 623)
- Wan'an (Chinese: 万安乡), Jufeng (Chinese: 聚凤乡), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇), Shanzhuang (Chinese: 山庄镇)
- Hui (pop. 323)
- Wan'an (Chinese: 万安乡), Zhongkui (Chinese: 中魁乡), Pingshan (Chinese: 坪山乡), Longtang (Chinese: 龙塘镇), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇)
- Manchu (pop. 131)
- Muzhuang (Chinese: 本庄镇), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇)
- Yi (pop. 368)
- Datun (Chinese: 大屯乡), Longdong (Chinese: 龙洞乡), Fuyan (Chinese: 扶堰乡), Baisha (Chinese: 白沙乡), Tangshan (Chinese: 汤山镇)
Education
The Macau Red Cross supports a school in, Shiqian County: Melco Crown-Macau Red Cross Bo-Ai Primary School .[2] It first opened in 1964 and had its current facility open in 2017.[3]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/52/06/520623.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：石阡县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.
- https://www.melco-resorts.com/en/doc/MCE_Volunteers_Spread_Love_in_Guizhou_Rural_School_EN_20170119.pdf
- Web site: 澳门红十字会援建小学在石阡落成. Xinhua. Guizhou Ribao. 2017-01-11. 2021-02-21. [...]1月9日,由澳门红十字会援建的新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学在铜仁市石阡县河坝镇[...]本次落成的新濠博亚澳门红十字博爱小学原校始建于1964年,[...].
