Puwo Town, Lingtai County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province

Puwo town

Puwo Town, belonging to Lingtai County, Pingliang City, Gansu Province, is named after its location in puguwei. It is said that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu took refuge in the soil and used wheat straw to ventilate, so he called Puwo "ventilating three highlands". Puwo town is located in the central and southern part of Lingtai County, adjacent to Zhongtai town in the northeast, Linyou County in Shaanxi Province in the south, and Baili town in the West. The administrative area of Puwo town is 126.37 square kilometers.

Before 1949, it was a town. After 1949, Puwo district was established. In 1958, when the commune was established, it belonged to Zhongtai commune and Baili commune. In 1982, it was renamed Puwo commune. In 1984, it was changed to Puwo township. In July 2016, Gansu provincial government agreed to abolish Puwo township of Lingtai county and establish Puwo town. By the end of 2018, the population of Pu Wu town registered residence was 10601. As of June 2020, Puwo town has jurisdiction over 10 administrative villages and the people's government is located in Wuxing village.

At the end of 2011, the per capita net income of farmers was 4153 yuan. By the end of 2018, Puwo town had 2 industrial enterprises and 9 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Historical evolution

Before 1949, it was a town.

After 1949, Puwo district was established.

In 1956, Puwo district was withdrawn to Koutai district.

In 1957, when the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, it belonged to Chengguan Township and Puwo Township respectively.

In 1958, when the commune was established, it belonged to Zhongtai commune and Baili commune.

In 1961, it belonged to Lingtai commune; in December of the same year, it established a commune, which followed the name of five-star agricultural cooperative at the time of cooperation, and was named five-star commune (based in Si Lang Dian).

In 1982, it was renamed Puwo commune.

In 1984, it was changed to Puwo township.

In July 2016, Gansu provincial government agreed to abolish Puwo township of Lingtai county and establish Puwo town.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, Puwo town had jurisdiction over 10 villagers' committees, namely Wuxing, Guanzhuang, ningzi, renjiapo, hanjiawa, zhengjiawa, Qingshan, taxian, Puwo and Xinmiao.

As of June 2020, Puwo town has jurisdiction over 10 administrative villages and the people's government is located in Wuxing village.

geographical environment

Location context

Puwo town is located in the central and southern part of Lingtai County, adjacent to Zhongtai town in the northeast, Linyou County in Shaanxi Province in the south, and Baili town in the West. The administrative area of Puwo town is 126.37 square kilometers.

topographic features

The landform of Puwo town is the alternation of mountains, rivers and plateaus. The terrain inclines from south to north, with an average altitude of 1100-1350 meters. The whole terrain is shaped like a phoenix claw, which is basically composed of the East, middle and West tableland divided by two large gullies. The East tableland is slightly wider, the middle tableland is second, the West tableland is narrower, and the tableland surface is broken and narrow.

climate

Puwo town has a temperate continental climate. The annual average temperature is 8.6 ℃, the maximum temperature is 35.8 ℃, and the minimum temperature is - 23.2 ℃. The average annual precipitation is 654.4 mm, with uneven distribution. The precipitation in July, August and September accounts for 55.5% of the annual precipitation. The annual average total sunshine hours is 2453 hours, the accumulated temperature is 2804 ℃ greater than or equal to 10 ℃, and the frost free period is 159 days.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters in Puwo town are hail, drought, flood, strong wind, low temperature, frost, lightning and so on. The most serious heavy rainfall occurred on July 23, 2010, with 12089 people affected. The average hail disaster occurred twice in five years, the most serious one occurred on July 19, 2011, and the hail time was about 7 minutes.

population

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had a total population of 11167, including 160 urban permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 1.4%. There are 1776 floating population. In the total population, there are 5902 males, accounting for 52.6%; 5265 females, accounting for 47.4%; 1573 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 14.1%; 9000 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 80.6%; 594 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 5.3%. In the total population, the Han nationality is the main, reaching 11095, accounting for 99.36%. In 2011, the birth rate was 2.3 ‰, the death rate was 1.8 ‰, the natural growth rate was 0.5 ‰, and the population density was 89 people per square kilometer.

By the end of 2018, the population of Pu Wu town registered residence was 10601.

Economics

overview

At the end of 2011, the per capita net income of farmers was 4153 yuan.

By the end of 2018, Puwo town had 2 industrial enterprises and 9 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Agriculture

Puwo town has 47086.6 mu of cultivated land, including 15428.9 mu of tableland, 31657.7 mu of mountainous land, and 4.2 mu of cultivated land per capita.

In 2011, the total agricultural output value of Puwo town was 45.735 million yuan.

The main food crops in Puwo town are wheat and corn. In 2011, it produced 8445.4 tons of grain, 754 kg per capita, including 4027.7 tons of wheat and 2873 tons of corn. The main economic crops are oil crops such as flax, rape and Minoru seed, with a small amount of melons, fruits and vegetables.

The animal husbandry in Puwo town mainly focuses on raising cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and poultry. In 2011, there were 9000 cattle, 2000 live pigs, 3000 sheep, 10000 chickens and ducks, and 21000 poultry.

Industry

The industry of Puwo town is mainly building materials manufacturing and processing. At the end of 2011, there were 4 material factories with 285 employees, with an annual production of 7.2 million red bricks and a gross industrial product of 16.23 million yuan, an increase of 13% over the previous year.

business

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had 245 individual business outlets. In 2011, the total sales of social goods reached 13.26 million yuan, an increase of 13.2% over the previous year; there was one urban and rural fair, with an annual turnover of 2.14 million yuan.

finance

At the end of 2011, the deposit balance of various types of financial institutions in Puwo town was 160 million yuan, an increase of 16.5% over the previous year, and the amount of various loans was 40 million yuan, an increase of 8% over the previous year.

Transportation

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had one county road, lingpu Road, 2700 meters long, and seven township roads, totaling 5549 kilometers.

social undertakings

Cultural undertakings

By the end of 2011, Puwo town had a comprehensive cultural station, 10 village level cultural activity centers, 10 libraries of various types, a collection of more than 18000 books, and more than 26 Qin opera, fine arts, calligraphy and amateur creators.

education

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had 1 kindergarten with 131 children and 6 full-time teachers; 10 primary schools with 583 students and 70 full-time teachers; the enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%; 1 junior middle school with 462 students and 38 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of junior middle school age population, the enrollment rate from primary school to primary school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education are all 100%.

In 2011, the education budget of Puwo town was 3.8 million yuan.

Science and technology

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had 5 Science Popularization demonstration villages, and 53 science popularization demonstration households were trained, among which 28 typical science popularization demonstration households were trained, 385 science popularization technology training courses were carried out, 13420 farmers (Times) were trained, and 592 farmers technicians were trained.

Sports

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had five stadiums. 50% of the villages have installed fitness equipment, and 27% of the permanent residents often participate in sports activities.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had 12 medical and health institutions at all levels, including 1 Township Health Center, 11 village health centers, 12 beds in public health institutions, and the total value of fixed assets was 843000 yuan. There were 11 health professionals, including 1 professional doctor and 7 registered nurses.

In 2011, medical institutions (above outpatient department) in Puwo town completed 370 person times of diagnosis and treatment and 246 person times of discharged patients.

In 2011, the popularization rate of rural sanitary toilets in Puwo town was 100%. All the villagers in 10 villages participated in the new rural cooperative medical system. The birth rate, infant mortality rate and neonatal mortality rate of children under 5 years old were 3.2 ‰, 1.2 ‰ and 0.7 ‰ respectively.

social security

In 2011, there were 17 households in Puwo town with minimum living security, 35 people, with an expenditure of 54500 yuan; 6 households with temporary assistance, with an expenditure of 14400 yuan; 241 people participated in cooperative medical care funded by civil affairs department, with a total expenditure of 6000 yuan. The number of rural minimum living security households is 659, with 1391 people, and the expenditure is 495000 yuan; eight people are supported by the five guarantees in rural areas. The government subsidized 50 families and spent 92000 yuan on pension expenses.

At the end of 2011, there were 6000 people in Puwo town who participated in the endowment insurance for urban and rural residents, with the participation rate reaching 88.8%.

infrastructure

At the end of 2011, Puwo town had a radio and television station, a satellite television ground receiving station, and 349 cable TV users, with an entry rate of 3.7%.

At the end of 2011, there was a postal agency in Puwo Town, with a subscription of 6000 newspapers and periodicals, and a total business income of 73000 yuan. There are three service outlets of China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom, with a total capacity of 20000 telephone exchanges and 127 fixed telephone users, 38% mobile phone penetration and 80 broadband access users.

History and culture

It got its name from puguwei. It is said that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu took refuge in the soil and used wheat straw to ventilate, so he called Puwo "three ventilators"