Tianyang District Explained

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.

History

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]

Administrative divisions

There are 9 towns and 1 township in the county:[4]

Towns:

Township:

Demographics

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]

Culture and Arts

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]

Transportation

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.

Notes and References

  1. 田阳县志(概述) http://lib.gxdqw.com/view-c20-1.html retrieved 2018-06-21
  2. 田阳县志(人口数量) http://lib.gxdqw.com/view-c20-373.html retrieved 2018-06-21
  3. Web site: 百色市部分行政区划调整 . 广西壮族自治区人民政府门户网站 . 19 October 2019 . zh . 26 August 2019.
  4. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/10/451003.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:田阳区. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.
  5. http://www.tjcn.org/rkpcgb/rkpcgb/201112/22627.html Main data bulletin of the sixth national census in 2010/China Statistical Information Network
  6. http://xq.bsyjrb.com/ty/tygk/2007_02_28_71482.html Official website of Tianyang
  7. 厉害了!广西田阳县有壮语的Rap 你听过吗?http://gx.sina.com.cn/news/gx/2018-05-27/detail-ihcaqueu7685861.shtml?from=gx_cnxh retrieved 2018-06-20, Chinese article with about one third content translated into English