Baiya, Langzhong

Baiya (simplified Chinese: 柏垭镇; traditional Chinese: 柏埡鎮; pinyin: Bǎiyā Zhèn) is a town in the county-level city of Langzhong, Nanchong, Sichuan, China.^[1] As of 2020, Baiya has a population of 22,158 people.^[2]

Baiya 柏垭镇
Town
Baiya
Coordinates: 31.4558°N 105.9280°E / 31.4558; 105.9280
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Nanchong
County-level city	Langzhong
Population  (2020)
• Total	22,158

History

On August 2, 2005, the now-defunct townships of Gaoguan (Chinese: 高观乡), Jinyu (Chinese: 金鱼乡), and Yunong (Chinese: 裕农乡) were merged into Baiya.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Baiya administers four residential communities and eight administrative villages.^[4]

Residential communities

Baiya contains the following four residential communities:^[4]

• Baiya Community (Chinese: 柏垭社区)
• Jinyu Community (Chinese: 金鱼社区)
• Yunong Community (Chinese: 裕农社区)
• Gaoguan Community (Chinese: 高观社区)

Administrative villages

Baiya contains the following eight administrative villages:^[4]

• Fulemiao Village (Chinese: 富乐庙村)
• Shangyou Village (Chinese: 上游村)
• Huxi Village (Chinese: 虎溪村)
• Chunfeng Village (Chinese: 淳风村)
• Laofangzui Village (Chinese: 老房嘴村)
• Lujiaoxi Village (Chinese: 鹿角溪村)
• Nandengguan Village (Chinese: 南登观村)
• Junqingsi Village (Chinese: 君庆寺村)

Demographics

According to the 2020 Chinese Census, Baiya has a population of 22,158 people.^[2] 3.56% of Langzhong's total population lives in Baiya.^[2] The town's males comprised 51.18% percent of the population, while females comprised 48.82% of the population.^[2] 13.09% of the town's population is 14 years of age or younger, 49.76% is between the ages of 15 and 59, and 37.15% is 60 years of age or older.^[2] 29.72% of Baiya's population is 65 years of age or older.^[2]

Historical populations

As of the 2010 Chinese Census, Baiya had a population of 31,235, up from the 19,920 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.^[5] This increase is likely due to the expansion of the town of Baiya, which incorporated a number of now-defunct townships in 2005.^[3]

See also

• List of township-level divisions of Sichuan