Wulipu

Wulipu (Chinese: 五里铺镇; pinyin: Wǔlǐpù[2] Zhèn; lit. 'five Li relay station for post horses') is a town in the northwest corner[3] of Shayang County, Jingmen, Hubei Province, China. The name 'Wulipu' means 'a relay station for post horses[2] five Li away from the city'.

Wulipu

五里铺镇
Town
Wulipu
Location in Hubei
Coordinates (Wulipu government): 30°44′07″N 112°12′26″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityJingmen
CountyShayang
Area
 • Total200.8 km2 (77.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total48,568
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

History

In early 1928, elements from the Communist Party of China participated in a violent agrarian uprising that erupted in Wulipu's Jinjiahu (靳家湖).[4][5]

In 2000, a cache of Chu (state) Warring States period funerary artifacts dating to 340-300 BC was unearthed in eastern Wulipu's Zuozhong village during the construction of the G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway, locally the Xiang(yang)-Jing(zhou) Highway (襄荆高速公路).[3][4][6]

In March 2001, Shayang County's Caochang Township (草场乡) was disestablished. The former township became part of western Wulipu.[3][7][8]

Geography

Wulipu lies to the north of Shilipu (十里铺镇), and south of Tuanlinpu (团林铺镇).[3][9]

Administrative divisions

As of 2016, Wulipu comprised 21 village-level divisions including two communities and nineteen villages which were further divided into 250 villager groups and 18 residential groups:[1][3][8]

Two residential communities:

Nineteen villages:

Economy

The two major incomes of the town are agriculture and tourism. The government of Shayang is trying to develop a tourism business based on cole flower fields in the area and holds an annual event for those interested in the flowers (油菜花旅游节).[10]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200034,107—    
201043,825+2.54%
201648,568+1.73%
2000 & 2010[7] (Note: In the Fifth Census of China in 2000, the population of Wulipu was 34,107 while the population of Caochang Township was 18,912. Caochang Township would later be disestablished (2001) and now forms part of Wulipu.), 2016[1]

In 2016, 433 births and 211 deaths were recorded in Wulipu. The birth rate was 8.9‰ and death rate was 4.3‰ resulting in a natural population increase of 4.6‰.[1] In the results of a separate survey published by the Shayang County government, Wulipu's population had increased from 48,044 to 48,132 during a survey period. 424 children were born during the survey period resulting in a birth rate of 8.82‰. During the same period, 63 people died, resulting in death rate of 1.31‰. Of the births in the survey, 406 (95.75%) were in compliance with the family planning policy of China. 312 (73.58%) of the births were the firstborn in the family. (All of these births were in compliance with the family planning policy of China.) Among the firstborn children, 157 were female. 107 (25.24%) of the births were the second-born child in the family. 90 of these births were in compliance with the family planning policy of China. Among the second-born children, 47 were female. Five (1.18%) of the births surveyed were neither the firstborn nor second-born child in the family. Four of these births were in compliance with the family planning policy of China. Among the children born who were neither firstborn nor second-born, two were female.[11]

Transportation

North-South:[3]

East-West:

  • X020 (County Highway 20)

Education

Wulipu Central Primary School (五里中心小学), abbreviated "Wuxiao" (五小) is a prominent school in Wulipu.[12]

See also

References
    1. 五里铺镇 [Wulipu Town] (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. 五里铺镇辖19个行政村，2个社区居委会，250个村民小组，18个居民小组。国土面积200.8平方千米，耕地面积6502公顷。总户数为11578户，总人口48568人，其中镇区人口7739人。2016年出生人口433人，死亡211人，人口出生率8.9‰，死亡率4.3‰，自然增长率4.6‰。
    2. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, ed. (1 September 2016). 现代汉语词典 [A Dictionary of Current Chinese] (in Chinese) (Seventh ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. p. 1019. ISBN 978-7-100-12450-8. {...}铺3(鋪、*舖) pù 驿站（今多用于地名）：五里~(在湖北){...}
    3. Rui, Jin (瑞金); Su, Dan (苏丹), eds. (November 2012). 沙洋县行政区划图 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. from west to east: X020{...}白虎村{...}火龙村{...}草场村{...}陶场村{...}安全村{...}联合村{...}两河村{...}十岭村{...}焦柳铁路{...}杨集村{...}白岭村{...}G207{...}团林铺镇{...}十里铺镇{...}许场村{...}严店村{...}五里社区居民委会{...}G55{...}五里铺镇{...}金台村{...}左冢村{...}赵集村{...}枣店村{...}显灵村{...}刘集村{...}合心村{...}陈池村
    4. 沙洋文化概况 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. {...}2000年，配合襄荆高速公路建设工程，在五里铺镇发掘了左冢，出土了一批战国时期的精美文物；{...}沙洋是一块红色的土地，土地革命时期，先后在李市镇董场、五里铺镇的靳家湖、马良镇的邓家湖发起过农民暴动。{...}
    5. 重温光辉历程 见证跨越发展. jmnews.cn (in Chinese). 23 June 2011. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2018. {...}靳家湖农民暴动遗址位于五里铺镇镇北约五公里处,紧靠207国道。1928年2月21日,中共荆门地下党组织在靳家湖领导了声势浩大的农民武装起义,这次起义拉开{...}
    6. Luo, Wugan (罗武干); Qin, Ying (秦颍); Huang, Fengchun (黄凤春); Gong, Ming (龚明); Wang, Changsui (王昌燧) (2006). 湖北荆门左塚楚墓群出土金属器研究 [Study on Metal Objects from Zuozhong Chu Graveyard in Jingmen, Hubei]. 江汉考古 [Jianghan Archaeology]. 2006 (4): 73–81. {...}对位于荆门市沙洋县五里铺镇境内左冢楚墓群进行了为期三个多月的发{...}左冢楚墓的年代皆为战国中期晚段，约公元前340~前300 年{...}
    7. 沙洋县历史沿革 [Shayang County Historical Evolution] (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2018. {...}2000年第五次人口普查，{...}五里镇34107人，{...}草场乡18912人，{...}2001年3月，撤销草场乡，划归五里铺镇管辖；{...}2010年第六次人口普查，{...}五里铺镇43825人，{...}
    8. 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：五里铺镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018. 统计用区划代码 城乡分类代码 名称 420822101001 121 五里社区居委会 420822101002 122 草场社区居委会 420822101200 220 赵集村民委员会 420822101201 122 许场村民委员会 420822101202 220 十岭村民委员会 420822101203 122 白岭村民委员会 420822101204 122 严店村民委员会 420822101205 220 杨集村民委员会 420822101206 220 合心村民委员会 420822101207 220 枣店村民委员会 420822101208 122 金台村民委员会 420822101209 220 刘集村民委员会 420822101210 220 显灵村民委员会 420822101211 220 左冢村民委员会 420822101212 220 陈池村民委员会 420822101214 220 两河村民委员会 420822101215 220 联合村民委员会 420822101216 220 白虎村民委员会 420822101217 220 火龙村民委员会 420822101218 220 安全村民委员会 420822101219 220 陶场村民委员会
    9. 五里铺在百度地图上的位置. Baidu Maps (in Chinese). Baidu. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
    10. 沙洋经济概况 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
    11. 沙洋县全员人口相关数据统计表 (in Chinese). Shayang County People's Government. Retrieved 31 March 2018. 地区 总 人 口 出 生 总 数 一 孩 二 孩 多 孩 死 亡 期 初 期 末 人 数 出生率‰ 符合政策生育人数 符合政策生育% 人 数 符合政策生育人数 其中：女孩人数 一孩率% 人 数 符合政策生育人数 其中：女孩人数 二孩率% 人 数 符合政策生育人数 其中：女孩人数 多孩率% 人 数 死亡率‰{...}五里铺镇 48044 48132 424 8.82 406 95.75 312 312 157 73.58 107 90 47 25.24 5 4 2 1.18 63 1.31
    12. 沙洋县五里铺镇五里中心小学 (in Chinese). Shayang County Wulipu Central Primary School. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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