Mahekou Town, Nan county, Yiyang City, Hunan Province

Mahekou town

Mahekou town belongs to South County of Yiyang City, Hunan Province. During the Anti Japanese War, it once became a county government. The township was established in 1956, the commune was changed in 1958, and the township was restored in 1984. It is located in the west of the county with an area of 108.98 square kilometers (2017) and a population of 46978 (2017). There is a ferry from the county to Xizhou highway. Ouchi river is navigable in flood season. Township government in mahekou, 16 kilometers away from the county.

Mahekou town has jurisdiction over mahekou neighborhood committee and 22 village committees including tieluxiang, jiubaigong, qianzihong, quananyuan, zishanhe, quanmeidou, Qingfeng, Dongxin, Long March, liubaigong, dehehuan, CHONGKOU, yinzhutan, jinjiapu, yangjiazhou, Xikou, Xinhua, caijiapu, gaojiazhou, yanzhijia, shenjiazhou and Quansheng. Township enterprises have agricultural machinery, brick and tile factories. Rich in rice, cotton, ramie, silkworm.

Mazhu base

Dendrocalamus latiflorus still produces more shoots in Hekou Town, Yunan County. It is understood that up to now, a Dendrocalamus latiflorus that produces the most shoots in the town produces 15 shoots at the same time, and the largest one weighs 18 Jin. According to the prediction of the town's agricultural technicians, the 1200 mu of Dendrocalamus latiflorus put into operation in 2017 can produce 2 million jin of fresh shoots, with an output value of more than 1 million yuan. in 2017, in order to do a good job in the production of Dendrocalamus latiflorus, the town especially strengthened the leadership in the development and production of Dendrocalamus latiflorus. In each Dendrocalamus latiflorus base in the town, a team member was responsible for the production management, harvesting, sales and other services of Dendrocalamus latiflorus. In addition, the town organized many training courses on Dendrocalamus latiflorus production management, harvesting and processing technology for Dendrocalamus latiflorus Harvesting, processing, pest control and other technologies.

administrative division

Population data

(fifth census data) 46978 (2017).