Lanrong Township

Lanrong Township (Chinese: 兰蓉乡) is a rural township in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 8,982 and an area of 112-square-kilometre (43 sq mi). The town is bordered to the north by Rulin Town, to the east by Huangjin Township of Xinning County, to the south by Guali Township of Ziyuan County, and to the west by Baimaoping Township.

Lanrong Township 兰蓉乡
Township
Lanrong Township Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 26°18′01″N 110°26′11″E
Country	China
Province	Hunan
Prefecture	Shaoyang
Autonomous county	Chengbu Miao Autonomous County
Area
• Total	112 km2 (43 sq mi)
Elevation	820 m (2,690 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	8,982
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	422509
Area code	0739
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蘭蓉鄉
Simplified Chinese	兰蓉乡
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lánróng Xiāng

Name

Legend said that someone set up a card here to intercept rhinos, so it is called "Lanniu" (Chinese: 拦牛). "Lan" means intercept and "Niu" means rhinos. In the local dialect, the pronunciation of the phrases "Lanniu" and "Lanrong" (Chinese: 兰蓉) are similar, so this is origin of "Lanrong".^[1]

Administrative division

As of 2015, the township is divided into 7 villages: Jiantoutian (Chinese: 尖头田村), Xinzhai (Chinese: 新寨村), Baomuping (Chinese: 报木坪村), Huilong (Chinese: 会龙村), Shuiyuan (Chinese: 水源村), Qianfeng (Chinese: 黔峰村) and Qingyun (Chinese: 青云村).

Geography

The township is located in the southeast of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of 112 square kilometres (43 sq mi), of which 105.9 square kilometres (40.9 sq mi) is land and 6.1 square kilometres (2.4 sq mi) is water.^[1]

There are a number of popular mountains located immediately adjacent to the townsite which include Mount Erbaoding (二宝顶; 2,021-metre (6,631 ft)); Mount Fengyudian (风雨殿; 1,855-metre (6,086 ft)); and Mount Santianxing (三天星; 1,222-metre (4,009 ft)).^[2]

The Wushui River (Chinese: 巫水河) flows through the town north to south.^[2]

Climate

The township has a subtropical mountain climate with an average annual temperature of 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). Winter is warm and summer is cold. The average temperature in July is 24 °C (75 °F) and the extreme maximum temperature is 34 °C (93 °F).

Demographics

In December 2015, the township had an estimated population of 8,982 and a population density of 80 persons per km2. Miao people is the dominant ethnic group in the township, accounting for 5,224, accounting for 58.16%. There are also 10 ethnic groups, such as Dong, Hui, Zhuang, and Manchu. Among them, there are 1,671 Han people (18%) and 1,557 Dong, Manchu, Hui and Zhuang people (17.33%).^[1]

Economy

The principal industries in the area are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources. The region abounds with manganese and silicon.^[3]