Mingxikou Town, Yuanling County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province

Mingxikou town

Mingxikou town is located in the northwest of Yuanling County, bordering Jiemuxi township of Yuanling County in the East, Guzhang County and Yongshun County in the west, Eryou Township in the South and Jiemuxi Township in the north. Yuanfeng and Mingchen highways constitute the two major traffic lifelines of mingxikou town. In May 2005, mingxikou town was reorganized and merged with gaoditou township to form a new town. The town was relocated to the former gaoditou township government.

survey

Mingxikou town is located in the northwest of Yuanling County, with the geographic coordinates of 110 ° 05 ′ - 110 ° 25 ′ E and 28 ° 22 ′ - 28 ° 57 ′ n. Yuanling County borders on Jiemuxi Township in the East, Guzhang County and Yongshun County in the west, and Eryou Township in the south. It governs 1 community and 17 administrative villages. The town government is located in gaoditou village, at the intersection of Youshui and Mingxi, 32 kilometers away from the county. Yuanfeng highway passes through. There is a high brick Market in the market. There is gaotan hydropower station in the territory. The "scarlet letter stele" on the Bank of Youshui is a key cultural relic protection unit of the province.

evolution

In 1953, it belonged to three districts. In 1956, mingxikou Township and gaoditou Township were established. In 1958, it belonged to Xinhua commune. In 1961, mingxikou commune and gaoditou commune were established. In 1984, the commune was changed into a township. In 1987, mingxikou township was changed into a town. In 1996, mingxikou town covers an area of 162.8 square kilometers with a population of 10000. The town government is located in mingxikou, 45 kilometers away from the county seat, with jurisdiction over two neighborhood committees and 17 administrative villages; gaoditou Township covers an area of 94.5 square kilometers with a population of 10000. The township government is located in gaoditou, with jurisdiction over 14 administrative villages. At the end of 2004, the code of mingxikou town is 431222101, which governs 2 neighborhood committees of huangyangping and tongmuling; 17 administrative villages of chenjiaxi, heimujie, Lujia, yuanerping, qingxikou, leyixi, maopotou, shanmuzhai, tielanping, zhanzhanping, Zhangjiashan, wopengxi, mingxikou, banpotou, Langtang, caojiatian and Gongjia; and the code of gaoditou town is 432222011, which governs near karst and Dayantou There are 14 administrative villages, namely, Maxi, Xinceng, Dongtou, wangjiaping, hujiaxi, taoziya, jiaoxipo, zhangmuping, dongshuixi, huanglianjie, Shijia and gaoditou. In May 2005, the former mingxikou town and gaoditou Township were merged into a new mingxikou Town, which has jurisdiction over 2 neighborhood committees, 31 administrative villages and 210 villager groups, with a total area of 252.32 square kilometers (approval data) and a total population of 21400. The town government is stationed in the former gaoditou Township government, and has an office in mingxikou.

In October 2005, the original 33 Village (neighborhood) committees were merged and adjusted: chenjiaxi village, heimujie village and Lujia village were merged into chenjiaxi village; yuanerping village, naixikou village and maopotou village were merged into yuanerping village; battlefield village and leyixi village were merged into leyixi village; railwayping village and shanmuzhai village were merged into railwayping village; Gongjia village and wopengxi village were merged into wopengxi village; huangyangping neighborhood committee was merged into three villages Huipo village and banpotou village are merged into huangyangping neighborhood committee; former Maxi village and near karst village are merged into near karst village; former Xinwu village and Dayantou village are merged into Dayantou village; former Shijia village, huanglianjie village and dongshuixi village are merged into dongshuixi village; former taoziya village and hujiaxi village are merged into hujiaxi Village; former jiaoxipo village and zimuping village are merged into zimuping village; former Langtang village and caojiatian village are merged into Chaochao village and Zhangjiashan village Mingxikou village, gaochetou village, Dongtou village, wangjiaping village and tongmuling community remain unchanged. At the end of 2005, it covers an area of 257.34 square kilometers, with a population of 4986 households and 20070 people, including 1200 non-agricultural people. It governs 16 administrative villages of mingxikou, Zhangjiashan, gaochetou, Dongtou, chenjiaxi, yuanerping, leyixi, tielanping, wopengxi, jinkarst, Dayantou, dongshuixi, hujiaxi, zimuping, Chaochao, wangjiaping, 2 neighborhood committees of tongmuling and huangyangping, and 185 villages There are 11 resident groups.

In 2020, mingxikou town governs 2 community neighborhood committees and 16 administrative villages, including huangyangping community, tongmuling community, chenjiaxi village, yuanerping village, leyixi village, Zhangjiashan village, wopengxi village, tielanping village, mingxikou village, Langchao village, jinkarst village, Dayantou village, Dongtou village, wangjiaping village, hujiaxi village, zimuping village, dongshuixi village and gaobitou village.

administrative division

In October 2005, mingxikou town merged and adjusted the original 33 Village (neighborhood) committees according to the principle of government guidance and people's willingness, and now has jurisdiction over two neighborhood committees: huangyangping and tongmuling; chenjiaxi, heimujie, Lujia, yuanerping, qingxikou, leyixi, maopotou, shanmuzhai, tielanping, zhanzhanping, Zhangjiashan, wopengxi, mingxikou, banpotou, Langtang and Caotang There are 17 village committees, 2 community neighborhood committees, 175 villager groups and 11 community resident groups in Jiatian and Gongjia, with 22323 members (2017).

geographical position

The town covers an area of 240.22 square kilometers (2017), with 17974 mu of arable land. The geographical coordinates are between 110 ° 05 ′ - 110 ° 25 ′ E and 28 ° 22 ′ - 28 ° 57 ′ n. The lowest altitude is 130m, the highest is 1001.4m, the average altitude is 500m to 1000m, the annual average temperature is 16.1 ℃, the annual average sunshine is 1382 hours, and the annual average rainfall is about 1000mm.

School resources

There are three central schools in the town, namely mingxikou nine school, gaoditou middle school and gaoditou primary school.

Advantage industry

Electric power, forest, chestnut and nectarine are the three dominant industries in mingxikou town. Fengtan Hydropower Plant in Hunan Province and gaotan hydropower plant in Yuanling County are located in mingxikou town along Youshui river. The forest resources of mingxikou town are well protected, and the forest coverage rate reaches 75%. Jiemuxi nature reserve is located at the source of Mingxi, with a total protected area of 13041 mu. It passed the approval of Provincial Nature Reserve in 2005 and is applying for the approval of National Nature Reserve. Chestnut and nectarine are the two characteristic forest products of mingxikou Town, with planting area of 12000 mu of chestnut and nectarine area of 1400 mu.

Tourism characteristics

Mingxikou town is a key tourism planning town in Yuanling County. Together with Eryou Town, mingxikou town has become a key cultural and ecological tourism plate in county tourism planning. Natural scenery, historical culture and hydropower resources are the three tourism brands of mingxikou town.

Honors

On November 20, 2020, it won the title of national civilized village.