Yongcui Township | |
Native Name: | 拥翠乡 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Pushpin Map: | China Yunnan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yunnan. |
Coordinates: | 24.9325°N 100.3808°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Yunnan |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county |
Subdivision Name3: | Nanjian Yi Autonomous County |
Established Title1: | Incorporated (township) |
Established Date1: | 1988 |
Area Total Km2: | 118.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 20,805 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 675704 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 0872 |
Yongcui Township is a township in Nanjian Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 20,805 and an area of 118.12km2.
As of 2018, the town is divided into seven villages:
During the Great Leap Forward, it known as "Yongcui Commune" in 1958. It was incorporated as a township in 1988.
The township is situated at central Nanjian Yi Autonomous County. It borders Nanjian Town in the north, Baohua Town in the east, Gonglang Town in the south, and Leqiu Township and Bixi Township in the west.[1]
The highest point is Anlixin Mountain, elevation . The lowest point is the river bottom of Qin Family Village, which, at above sea level.[1]
The region's economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. The region mainly produce tea, tobacco, and Juglans sigillata. The region also has an abundance of copper, nickel and iron.
As of 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 20,805.
The township is crossed by the China National Highway G214 and the Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway.