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

Qihama town

Qihama Town, subordinate to Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is located in the south of Maqu County. It borders ABA County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province in the East, South and West, and faces cairima Township across the Yellow River in the north. The area is 840.6 square kilometers. In 2018, 5867 people registered residence.

Before 1949, it was under the jurisdiction of Labrang monastery. In 1950, it belonged to the seventh district of Xiahe County. In 1954, it was under the jurisdiction of Maqu administrative committee. In 1958, it belonged to the agricultural team of NIMA commune. In 1959, zihama commune. In 1962, it was changed to qihama township. In 1968, qihama commune was restored. On November 25, 1983, the commune was changed to a township. In March 2017, the township was set up. In June 2020, qihama town governs five administrative villages.

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

Historical evolution

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

In 1950, it was the seventh district of Xiahe County.

In 1954, it was under the jurisdiction of Maqu administrative committee.

In 1958, it belonged to the agricultural team of NIMA commune.

In 1959, zihama commune.

In 1962, it was changed to qihama township.

In 1968, qihama commune was restored.

On November 25, 1983, the commune was changed to a township.

In March 2017, the township was set up.

administrative division

At the end of 2011, qihama town had five villagers' committees, namely Tawa, guocha, Guoqing, waeryi and jilehe, and 33 villagers' groups.

In June 2020, qihama town governs five administrative villages: Tawa village, Guoqing village, guocha village, waeryi village and jilehe village, and the town people's government is stationed in gelongga tuhe village.

geographical environment

Location context

Qihama town is located in the south of Maqu County, bordering ABA County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province in the East, South and West, and facing cairima Township across the Yellow River in the north. The area is 840.6 square kilometers.

topographic features

Qihama town is located on the South Bank of the first bend of the Yellow River. The terrain is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, with an average altitude of 3500-3800 meters. The highest peak in the town is harijiaka, with an altitude of 4147 meters; the lowest point is aomudogongma, with an altitude of 3444 meters.

climate

The annual average temperature in qihama town is 2.3 ℃, the average temperature in January is - 8.3 ℃, the extreme minimum temperature is - 18.5 ℃ (January 17, 2012); the average temperature in July is 14.5 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 26.9 ℃ (July 18, 2012). The average annual precipitation is 436.1 mm. The rainfall is concentrated from July to September every year, with the most in July.

hydrology

The rivers in qihama town belong to the Yellow River Basin. The main rivers are the first-class Yellow River, which flows southeast from Azi animal husbandry experimental station to qihama, with an average velocity of about 1.5 m / s and a water depth of about 2 m.

natural disaster

The main natural disasters in qihama town are hail and rainstorm. Rainstorm disasters mainly occurred from July to September. The most serious rainstorm disaster occurred from July 3 to July 5, 2011. From July 3 to July 5, 2011, there was heavy rain in Maqu County, and serious flood disaster occurred in qihama Township, resulting in two deaths and direct loss of 10.967 million yuan.

population

At the end of 2011, the total population of qihama town was 5172, including 65 permanent urban residents, with an urbanization rate of 1.3%. There are 55 floating population. In the total population, there are 2641 males, accounting for 51.1%; 2531 females, accounting for 48.9%; 1454 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 28.1%; 3339 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 64.6%; 379 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 7.3%. Among the total population, there are 5137 Tibetans (99.3%), 25 Han (0.5%) and 10 Hui (0.2%).

In 2017, there were 5697 permanent residents in qihama town.

In 2018, the registered residence of 5867 people in Qi Ha Ma Town.

Economics

In 2011, the total output value of animal husbandry in qihama town was 41.8 million yuan, and the per capita income of herdsmen was 3826 yuan.

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

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there was a primary school in qihama Town, with 606 students and 36 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 10 beds in qihama town. There were 7 professional health personnel, including 3 practicing (Assistant) doctors, 4 registered nurses, and 5107 participants in the new rural cooperative medical system, with the participation rate of 100%.

social security

In 2011, there were 313 rural minimum living security households with 1167 people in qihama Town, and the expenditure was 1.016 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; the rural five guarantees provided for 48 people, and the expenditure was 100000 yuan; the rural medical assistance was 23 person times, and the Civil Affairs Department assisted 589 person times to participate in cooperative medical care, with a total expenditure of 146000 yuan, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.

Post and telecommunication

At the end of 2011, there was a postal network in qihama Town, with a rural postal rate of 100%. One telecommunication service network, 2693 mobile phone users, mobile phone penetration rate of 48%.

traffic

In 2011, qihama town had one township highway with a total length of 144 km, and two Township passenger buses, which were round-trip on the same day, with an annual passenger volume of 21000.