Beiwan Town, Jingyuan County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province

Beiwan town

Beiwan Town, subordinate to Jingyuan County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province, is located in the west of Jingyuan County, on the North Bank of the Yellow River, adjacent to mitan Township in the East, Yingfang village and pingbao township of Wulan town across the Yellow River in the south, Silong town of Baiyin District in the West and Liuchuan Township in the north, with a total administrative area of 267.6 square kilometers.

After the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was called the western district; in 1983, it was changed into Beiwan township; in September 2001, it was withdrawn from the township and built into Beiwan town. By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in the town of North Bay was 48209. In June 2020, nine administrative villages will be under the jurisdiction of Beiwan town.

At the end of 2011, the total financial revenue of Beiwan town was 1.168 million yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year. In 2018, there were 13 industrial enterprises in Beiwan Town, including one above scale and 17 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

History of construction

After the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was called the western district.

In September 1949, JianZheng became the Sixth District Office.

In January 1956, Beiwan township was established.

In October 1958, Beiwan commune was established.

In 1963, it was changed to Beiwan district office.

In 1968, it was renamed Beiwan commune.

In 1983, it was changed to Beiwan township.

In September 2001, the township was removed and built into Beiwan town.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Beiwan town had seven administrative villages: Tianzi, Gaoya, Gucheng, Beiwan, Tai'an, Jinshan and Zhongbao, and 72 villager groups.

In June 2020, Beiwan town has nine administrative villages: Jinshan Village, Tianzi village, Gaoya village, Gucheng village, Beiwan village, Tai'an village, Zhongbao village, Xinping village and Fuping village. The people's Government of Beiwan town is located in Beiwan village.

geographical environment

Location context

Beiwan town is located in the west of Jingyuan County, on the North Bank of the Yellow River, adjacent to mitan Township in the East, Yingfang village and pingbao township of Wulan town across the Yellow River in the south, Silong town of Baiyin District in the West and Liuchuan Township in the north, with a total administrative area of 267.6 square kilometers.

topographic features

Beiwan town is located in the west of Jingyuan, north of the Yellow River, with gentle terrain. The terrain is a river valley, close to the river and the mountain. The Yellow River flows through the whole territory from west to East. The main mountains are Wuliang Mountain and Taibai Mountain. Wuliang Mountain, the highest peak in the territory, is 1773.3 meters above sea level; the lowest point is located in the river bend of Zhongbao village, 1455 meters above sea level.

hydrology

Beiwan Town River belongs to the Yellow River Basin, flows through the territory of 22 kilometers, belongs to the ancient river bed, groundwater is shallow, generally in 3-8 meters below.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters in Beiwan town are mountain torrents, frost, hail and so on. Mountain torrents occur once a year, mainly from September to November. The most serious one occurred on September 12, 2008. The floods destroyed more than 200 mu of paddy fields and 2 km of roads in Jinshan Village, resulting in direct economic losses of more than 300000 yuan.

population

At the end of 2011, Beiwan town had a total population of 39000, including 1493 permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 4%. There are 1659 floating population. In the total population, there are 20000 men, accounting for 50.8%; 19000 women, accounting for 49.2%; 7762 people are under 14 years old, 27146 people are 15-64 years old, and 4458 people are over 65 years old. Among the total population, there are 39000 Han people and 22 Hui people. In 2011, the birth rate was 9.21 ‰, the death rate was 3.06 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 6.15 ‰. The population density is 145.6 per square kilometer.

By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in the town of North Bay was 48209.

Economics

overview

At the end of 2011, the total financial revenue of Beiwan town was 1.168 million yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year. The per capita net income of farmers is 5000 yuan.

In 2018, there were 13 industrial enterprises in Beiwan Town, including one above scale and 17 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Agriculture

In 2011, the total agricultural output value of Beiwan town was 450 million yuan, an increase of 33% over the previous year, accounting for 53.7% of the GDP. In 2011, it produced 14000 tons of grain, 355 kg per capita, including 4896 tons of rice, 5905 tons of corn and 3198 tons of wheat. The main cash crops are off season vegetables. The vegetable planting area is 11000 mu, and the yield is 65000 tons. The main varieties are cucumber, melon, tomato, etc. Animal husbandry to raise pigs, sheep, cattle, poultry based. In 2011, there were 42000 live pigs, 18000 sheep, 11000 cattle and 2064000 poultry. The total output value of animal husbandry is 230 million yuan, accounting for 30.3% of the total agricultural output value.

finance

At the end of 2011, there were three banks and financial institutions in Beiwan Town, including Agricultural Bank of China, Rural Credit Union and postal savings bank, which opened branches or offices. The balance of various deposits was 120 million yuan, an increase of 9.2% over the previous year, and the per capita savings was 3048 yuan. In 2011, the added value of the financial industry reached 160 million yuan, an increase of 0.1% over the previous year, accounting for 19.2% of the GDP.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, Beiwan town had 2 kindergartens with 78 children and 5 full-time teachers; 7 primary schools with 2624 students and 220 full-time teachers, and the enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%; 4 junior middle schools with 2412 students and 213 full-time teachers, and the enrollment rate of school-age population in junior middle schools, the enrollment rate of primary and junior high schools and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education reached 100%. In 2011, the education budget was 2.13 million yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year.

Cultural undertakings

At the end of 2011, Beiwan town had a town cultural station with a construction area of 300 square meters, 12 village level cultural activity places, 7 public libraries with a collection of 20000 books, and 8 employees in the cultural industry.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, Beiwan town had a township health center, a village level medical institution (above outpatient department), 60 beds and 2 million yuan of fixed assets. There were 12 health professionals, including 8 licensed doctors, 7 licensed assistant doctors and 13 registered nurses. In 2011, 1234 cases were diagnosed and treated, 19 cases were operated and 1234 cases were discharged. The number of participants in the new rural cooperative medical system was 39000, with a participation rate of 98%.

social security

In 2011, there were 90 households in Beiwan town with minimum living security, 110 people, and the expenditure was 195000 yuan; 4926 people received urban medical assistance, and 36000 people were subsidized by civil affairs departments to participate in cooperative medical care, with a total expenditure of 1.803 million yuan, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year. The number of rural minimum living security households was 1092, with 3225 people, and the expenditure was 4.489 million yuan, an increase of 4.8% over the previous year; the expenditure of rural five guarantees was 293000 yuan. The preferential treatment fund for the family members of rural conscripts was 13000 yuan, an increase of 3.2% over the previous year; the preferential care fee for rural veterans was 37000 yuan, an increase of 5.6% over the previous year; and the special fund for preferential care was 295000 yuan.

Transportation

There is national highway g341 passing through Beiwan town.

History and culture

Beiwan town is named after the Township People's Government in Beiwan village.

famous scenery

Si'erwan Grottoes

Sierwan grottoes, also known as Hongluo temple, is built in the red rock cliff. It is located in Tianzi village, Beiwan Town, Jingyuan County, 20 kilometers east of the county seat. It is one of the important Buddhist temples in the territory. Sierwan Grottoes was listed as a county-level cultural relic protection unit in 1978 and promoted to a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit in 1981.