Tianyang | |
Native Name: | · Zhuang; Chuang: Denzyangz Gih · Gih Denzyangz |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 23.7357°N 106.9154°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi |
Pushpin Label: | Tianyang |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Guangxi |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Baise |
Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
Subdivision Name3: | 9 towns 1 township |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Tianzhou (Chinese: 田州镇) |
Area Total Km2: | 2395 |
Population Total: | 338,300 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 115 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: Zhuang; Chuang: Denzyangz Gih; Youjiang Zhuang: Gih Denzyangz) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.
Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County (Chinese: 奉议县) and Enyang County (Chinese: 恩阳县) with the county seat in Napo (Chinese: 那坡镇) and in 1954 the county seat was moved to Tianzhou (Chinese: 田州镇).[1] In 1935 the population was 135,071.[2]
In August 2019, the county was converted into a district.[3]
There are 9 towns and 1 township in the county:[4]
Towns:
Township:
Tianyang's population was 338,300 in 2010. 90.2% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group,[5] and speak Youjiang Zhuang (Gangjdoj). The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups.[6]
In Tianyang, there are many traditional types of singing, not just folk songs, but also Cantonese opera, Colourful Opera (Chinese: 彩调), Zhuang opera, and "Tang Emperor" (Chinese: 唐皇) style.[7]
Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the district also has rail access via Tianyang Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network and air access via Baise Bama Airport.