Luohe Yi nationality township, Hongta District, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province

Luohe Yi nationality township

Luohe Yi Township, Hongta District, covers an area of 176.4 square kilometers, ranking second in the region. The township has 5 village committees and 31 villager groups with a total population of 9837.

A brief introduction of Luohe Yi nationality township

Geographical location: western mountainous area < br > area: 176.4 square kilometers < br > cultivated land: 111156 mu (144 mu more than last year), including 3203 mu of farmland, 7953 mu of land, and 7752 mu of basic farmland with stable and high yield. The agricultural population per capita occupies 1.25 mu of cultivated land.
By the end of 2000, there were 2321 households and 2256 agricultural households. The total population is 9331, including 4639 males and 4692 females, 8901 agricultural population and 8631 ethnic minorities (mainly Yi and Hani). There are 5871 employees in rural areas. The natural growth rate of population is 7. 9 ‰, an increase of 0.71 thousand points over the previous year. The population density in the area is 53 people / km2.

History of Luohe Yi nationality township

Hongta District has a long history and belongs to the ancient Dian state in the pre Qin period. In the second year of Yuanfeng (109 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty, it belonged to Yuyuan County, Yizhou County, Jianning County in the Shu Han Dynasty, and Jinning County in the Jin Dynasty. In the Sui Dynasty, it was located in the west of the general manager's office of ningzhou. Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty belongs to Qiuzhou. In 760, Wenfu Prefecture was set up, belonging to Heyang County. With the establishment of Wenfu Prefecture, Hongta District of Yuxi City began to become an administrative unit at the state level in history. Dali was the rest Department of Heyang County. From the Yuan Dynasty to the 13th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1276), Xinxing Prefecture was established, which was subordinate to Chengjiang Prefecture and followed by the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was renamed Xinxing County, and the next year it was renamed xiuna county. In 1916, the name of Yuxi county was changed because Yuxi River "looks like a jade belt and its water is clear as jasper". In 1958, Yuxi county and Jiangchuan County were merged, still known as Yuxi county. It was separated again in 1961. On September 9, 1983, it was changed into Yuxi City (county level), which belongs to Yuxi district. On March 15, 1998, Yuxi district was abolished and Yuxi prefecture level city was established. The original county-level Yuxi City was changed into Hongta District.

Resources of Yi nationality township in Luohe

Luohe Yi Township, Hongta District, is 19 kilometers away from the central urban area, with a land area of 176.4 square kilometers, ranking second in the region. The township has 5 village committees and 31 villager groups with a total population of 9837. There are Yi, Hani, Han and other ethnic groups living in the township, of which the Yi nationality is the main ethnic group, accounting for 89.6%. The folk customs and ethnic customs in mountainous areas are well preserved. The territory is rich in natural resources and enjoys the reputation of "four firsts". Gaolu mountain is 2614.1 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in Hongta District; yiduke is 1566 meters above sea level, which is the first lowest elevation in Hongta District; iron ore, manganese ore, limestone ore, copper zinc ore and silica ore are hidden in deep mountains and narrow valleys, which are easy to exploit, high-grade and large reserves, ranking the first in Hongta District and the largest in Western China A "bright spot" of development is a "hot spot" for investors; the forest coverage rate reaches 86%, ranking first in Hongta District.

Development of Luohe Yi nationality township

Relying on abundant natural resources and preferential investment policies, Luohe Township, guided by the scientific outlook on development, adheres to the development strategy of "stabilizing the township by agriculture, strengthening the township by industry, building the township by ecology and prospering the township by science and education", takes the three industrial construction as an important grasp of the township economy, and has initially formed a pattern of coordinated development of agriculture, industry and the three industries. Modern agriculture has developed steadily. Tobacco, vegetables, livestock and other industrial advantages are further revealed, and the channels for increasing farmers' income are constantly expanding. The leading position of industry has been further strengthened. It has successively introduced backbone enterprises such as Heli company, Yuxi iron and steel company and Shuanglong Lushan iron and steel plant, forming a mine iron steel industrial chain. The advantages of the three industries are gradually highlighted. The unique natural resources and the unique ethnic resources of Yi nationality, such as culture, clothing and diet, have laid a solid foundation for the development of tourism in Luohe township. In the future, Luohe township will take Gaolu mountain, forest, gorge, reservoir and other resources as the core, take good ecological environment as the foundation, and take rural tourism as the auxiliary, so as to establish the brand of "the first camp" and "one mountain, two rivers, three villages and one Township" in Yunnan Province. In 2007, the total rural economic income of the whole Township reached 1.697 billion yuan, the gross domestic product (GDP) was 178 million yuan, the per capita GDP was 2470 US dollars, the local financial income was 26.03 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 4099 yuan. Luohe Township, once a backward agricultural township, has now become an industrial township. There are many levels of roads extending in all directions, market towns changing with each passing day, green "torch square" by the river, fitness garden Yi people are enjoying the urban civilization brought by industrial development.