Wen County, Gansu

Wen County or Wenxian (Chinese: 文县; pinyin: Wén Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the south and west. It has a land area of 4,994 square kilometers, and a population of 241,000 (2019), notably having the largest population of Baima people.[1]

Wen County

文县
County
Wen in Longnan
Longnan in Gansu
Coordinates: 32°56′38″N 104°41′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityLongnan
Area
 • Total4,994 km2 (1,928 sq mi)
Highest elevation
4,187 m (13,737 ft)
Lowest elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total241,000
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
746400
Websitewww.lnwx.gov.cn/cluster/wxIndex

Gecko Gekko wenxianensis is named after Wen County, its type locality.[2][3]

Administrative divisions

Wen County is divided to 14 towns and 6 townships.[4]

Towns
  • Chengguan Town (城关镇) : county seat[5]
  • Bikou Town (碧口镇)
  • Shangde Town (尚德镇)
  • Zhongzhai (中寨镇)
  • Linjiang (临江镇)
  • Qiaotou (桥头镇)
  • Liping (黎坪镇)
  • Tianchi (天池镇))
  • Baoziba (堡子坝镇)
  • Shifang (石坊镇)
  • Shijiba (石鸡坝镇)
  • Danbao (丹堡镇)
  • Zhongmiao (中庙镇)
  • Fanba (范坝镇)
Townships
  • Liujiaping Township(刘家坪乡)
  • Yulei Township(玉垒乡)
  • Koutouba Township(口头坝乡)
  • Jianshan Township(尖山乡)
  • Sheshu Township(舍书乡)

Former Townships that were merged into others in 2004:[6]
  • Hengdan Township(横丹乡)
  • Shangdan Township(上丹乡)
  • Dianba Township(店坝乡)
  • Xiaojia Township(肖家乡)
  • Dunzhai Township(屯寨乡)
  • Maying Township(马营乡)
Ethnic townships
  • Tielou Tibetan Ethnic Township(铁楼藏族乡)

History

Wen County has been inhabited since the neolithic era, as evidenced by Majiayao culture sites. The area was later inhabited by the Di people. Throughout the centuries, the area was ruled by many different dynasties and kingdoms.[6]

Economy

Tea, Codonopsis pilosula, Sichuan pepper, walnuts and olive oil are the main agricultural produce of the region.[7][8][9]

Two reservoirs (Bikou Reservoir and Miaojiaba Reservoir) have been constructed in the Bailong River. The reservoirs serve to provide hydroelectricity, aquaculture, flood control, irrigation and for tourism development.[10] The county holds one fifth of total exploitable hydropower resources of Gansu. Wenxian is also rich in metal deposits, most notably the Yangshan gold mine is Asia's largest Carlin–type gold deposit.[8]

Geography

Major rivers in Wen County are the Bailong River, Baishui River,[11] Baima River[12] and Rangshui River.[13]

As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, 93% of households in Wen County had their homes damaged or collapsed. The main road to access the county, China National Highway 212, was also blocked in both directions.[14]

Transport

Notes and references
  1. "人口区划".
  2. Zhou, Kaiya; Qiuxian Wang (2008). "New species of Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from China: morphological and molecular evidence". Zootaxa. 1778: 59–68.
  3. Gekko wenxianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 May 2017.
  4. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. http://ww.agri.com.cn/town-village/621222.htm
  6. "历史沿革".
  7. http://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2019/05/20/017189468.shtml
  8. "文县简介". 2020-05-25.
  9. "特色产业".
  10. http://www.lvyougl.com/gansu/337111.html
  11. "甘肃省文县：白水河形成堰湖，在紧急情况下疏散1300多人。_每日财经网". www.mrcjnet.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  12. "「白马情中国梦」这就是文县白马河景区，让人流连忘返的地方！_手机搜狐网". m.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  13. "【十一旅游攻略】文县秋日让水河_魅力". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  14. "甘肃文县：白水河之痛_新闻中心_新浪网". news.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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