Awancang Town, Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

Awankang town

Awancang Town, subordinate to Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is located in the south of Maqu County. It is connected with Hequ horse farm and Azi animal husbandry experimental station in Gannan Prefecture in the East, qiujima Township in Aba County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province in the south, Kangsaier Township in Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province in the west, muxihe Township in the West and Oula Township in the north. The area is 1546.72 square kilometers. In 2018, 6958 people registered residence.

Before 1949, it was a hereditary tribe under the jurisdiction of Labrang monastery. From 1949 to 1958, it successively belonged to the seventh district of Xiahe. Before 1958, it followed the hereditary system of local officials; in October of the same year, it established awankang commune. In 1962, it was renamed as awankang township; at the end of 1968, awankang commune was restored. In 1983, it was changed into a township. In March 2017, the township was set up. In June 2020, awancang town has five administrative villages.

In 2018, there were two industrial enterprises in awankang town.

Historical evolution

Before 1949, it was a hereditary tribe under the jurisdiction of Labrang monastery.

From 1949 to 1958, it successively belonged to the seventh district of Xiahe.

Before 1958, it followed the hereditary system of local officials; in October of the same year, it established awankang commune.

In 1962, it was renamed as awankang township.

At the end of 1968, awankang commune was restored.

In 1983, it was changed into a township.

In March 2017, the township was set up.

administrative division

At the end of 2011, awancang town had five villagers' committees, namely gongsaier, dorga, Luolong, gongnai and wute, and 32 villagers' groups.

In June 2020, awancang town governs five administrative villages: gongsai village, Luolong village, gongnai village, wute village and daoerjia village. The people's Government of awancang town is stationed in qumaisasang.

geographical environment

Location context

Awancang town is located in the south of Maqu County, adjacent to Hequ horse farm of Gannan Prefecture and Azi animal husbandry experimental station of this county in the East, qiujima township of ABA County of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province in the south, Kangsaier township of Jiuzhi County of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province in the south, muxihe Township in the West and Oula Township in the north. The area is 1546.72 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain of awancang town is basin terrain, high in the West and low in the East, with many flat beaches and few hills and gullies. There is gongsaierkamudao in the hinterland. It is a basin grassland area centered on the confluence of Gongqu and saierxiaqu in the northwest and daojiqu in the East, with an area of about 200 square kilometers. With an average altitude of 3600-4000 meters, the highest peak is located in LARIMA, with an altitude of 4500 meters; the lowest point is gongsaierkamudao, with an altitude of 3538 meters.

climate

The annual average temperature of awancang town is 1.4 ℃, the average temperature in January is - 9.7 ℃, the extreme minimum temperature is - 20.3 ℃ (January 17, 2012); the average temperature in July is 12.8 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 25.8 ℃ (July 18, 2012). The average annual precipitation is 448.5mm. The rainfall is concentrated from July to September every year, with the most in July.

hydrology

The river course in awancang town belongs to the Yellow River Basin. There is one primary River, the Yellow River, which flows into the town from the southwest and flows out to Hongyuan County, Sichuan Province from the East. The average velocity is about 1.5 m / s and the water depth is about 2 m.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters in awancang town are hail and rainstorm. Rainstorm disasters mainly occurred from July to September. The most serious rainstorm disaster occurred on July 3, 2010, which caused 2212 people in 446 households to be affected, one died, one seriously injured, and the direct economic loss reached 26.982 million yuan.

population

At the end of 2011, the total population of awancang town was 6006, including 54 permanent residents, with an urbanization rate of 0.9%. There are also 95 floating population. In the total population, there are 3048 males, accounting for 50.7%; 2958 females, accounting for 49.3%; 1757 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 29.3%; 3901 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 64.9%; 348 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 5.8%. In the total population, there are 5961 Tibetans, accounting for 99.3%; there are 45 Han and Hui Nationalities, accounting for 0.7%. There are more than 5000 ethnic minorities, including 5961 Tibetan people, accounting for 99.7% of the ethnic minority population.

In 2017, there were 6273 permanent residents in awancang town.

In 2018, the registered residence of 6958 people in Wan Cang town was 6958.

Economics

In 2011, the total output value of animal husbandry in awancang town was 55.85 million yuan, the added value was 14.72 million yuan, and the per capita net income of herdsmen was 2680 yuan.

In 2018, there were two industrial enterprises in awankang town.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there was a primary school in awancang Town, with 558 students and 40 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%, the enrollment rate from primary school to primary school was 98%, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education was 97%.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there was a health center with 15 beds in awancang town. There were 8 health professionals, including 2 licensed doctors and 6 registered nurses. The number of participants in the new rural cooperative medical system was 5952, and the participation rate was 100%.

Du Hui protection

In 2011, there were 470 households with minimum living security in rural areas, 1212 people, and the expenditure was 1.05 million yuan, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year; the monthly per capita was 72.5 yuan, an increase of 1.2% over the previous year; 60 people were supported by the five guarantees in rural areas, and the expenditure was 126000 yuan; 15 people received medical assistance in rural areas, and 614 people participated in cooperative medical care funded by civil affairs departments, with a total expenditure of 135000 yuan, an increase of 1.6% over the previous year.

Post and telecommunication

At the end of 2011, there was a postal network in awankang Town, with a rural postal rate of 100%. One telecommunication service network, 3460 mobile phone users, with a mobile phone penetration rate of 57%.

traffic

In 2011, there was a township highway in awancang Town, with a total length of 54.8 km. There are 2 township level passenger buses, which can travel back and forth on the same day, with an annual passenger volume of 21000.

Honors

In February 2021, the Committee of awankang town of Maqu County of the Communist Party of China was publicized as the target of "national advanced collective for poverty alleviation".