Muxihe Township, Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province

Muxihe Township

Muxihe Township, belonging to Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, is located in the southwest of Maqu County, bordering on awankang Township in the East, mentang Township in Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province in the South and West, and Oula and Oula xiuma Township in the north. The area is 1561.62 square kilometers. In 2018, 4126 people registered residence.

Before 1949, it was under the jurisdiction of Labrang monastery. In 1958, when it was founded, it was the second brigade of awankang commune. In 1960, it was renamed qunqiang commune. In 1962, it was renamed qunqiang township; at the end of 1968, the commune was restored; at the end of 1982, muxihe township was established. In June 2020, muxihe township has jurisdiction over two administrative villages.

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in muxihe township.

Historical evolution

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

In 1958, when it was founded, it was the second brigade of awankang commune.

In 1960, it was renamed qunqiang commune.

In 1962, it was renamed qunqiang township.

At the end of 1968, the commune was restored.

At the end of 1982, muxihe township was established.

administrative division

At the end of 2011, muxihe Township had two villagers' committees, mula and xiheqiang, and 15 villagers' groups.

In June 2020, muxihe township has jurisdiction over two administrative villages: xiheqiang village and mula village, and the Township People's government is stationed in zangeltang.

geographical environment

Location context

Muxihe township is located in the southwest of Maqu County, bordering on awankang Township in the East, mentang Township in Jiuzhi County of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province in the South and West, and Oula and Oula xiuma Township in the north. The area is 1561.62 square kilometers.

topographic features

Muxihe township is located in the southern foot of Animaqing mountain (Jishishan), the upper part of the first curve of the Yellow River, with high terrain in the West and low terrain in the East. The average altitude of the territory is above 3800 meters, with the highest peak of Qiulong mountain, 4789 meters above sea level; the lowest point is located in the Yellow River Valley, 3750 meters above sea level.

climate

The annual average temperature in muxihe township is 1.3 ℃, the average temperature in January is - 11.3 ℃, the extreme minimum temperature is - 24.5 ℃ (January 17, 2012); the average temperature in July is 10.2 ℃, the extreme maximum temperature is 25.3 ℃ (July 18, 2012). The average annual precipitation is 397.6 mm (the rain gauge tube of the regional station is opened from June to September). The rainfall is concentrated from July to September every year, with the most in July.

hydrology

Muxihe Township belongs to the Yellow River Basin. There is one primary River, the Yellow River, which flows from the southwest to Hongyuan County, Sichuan Province. The average velocity is about 1.8 m / s and the water depth is about 2 m.

population

At the end of 2011, muxihe Township had a total population of 3410, including 28 permanent urban residents, with an urbanization rate of 0.82%. There are also 61 floating population. In the total population, there are 1784 males, accounting for 52.32%; 1626 females, accounting for 47.68%; 1114 persons under 14 years old, accounting for 32.67%; 2119 persons between 15 and 64 years old, accounting for 62.13%; 177 persons over 65 years old, accounting for 5.2%. The population is Tibetan.

In 2017, there were 3946 permanent residents in muxihe township.

In 2018, 4126 people registered residence in Mu Xi He township.

Economics

In 2011, animal husbandry in muxihe Township mainly raised cattle, sheep and horses. There were 75000 heads of livestock in stock, including 27000 cattle, 19000 sheep and 9600 horses. The production value of agriculture and animal husbandry is 30.84 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen is 2345 yuan.

In 2018, there was one industrial enterprise in muxihe township.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there was a primary school in muxihe Township, with 102 students and 13 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, muxihe Township had a health center with 15 beds. There were 5 professional health personnel, including 2 practicing (Assistant) doctors and 3 registered nurses. There were 3382 participants in the new rural cooperative medical system, and the participation rate was 100%.

Du Hui protection

In 2011, there were 370 rural households with 897 people in muxihe Township, and the expenditure was 781000 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 were distributed to 38 people, and the expenditure was 79000 yuan; the rural medical assistance was 17 person times, and the Civil Affairs Department assisted 452 person times, with a total expenditure of 133000 yuan, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year.

Post and telecommunication

At the end of 2011, muxihe Township had a postal network, with a rural postal rate of 100%. There is one telecommunication network, 1965 mobile phone users, and the mobile phone penetration rate is 58%.

traffic

At the end of 2011, muxihe Township had a township highway, with a total length of 130.8 kilometers; there were two passenger buses, which were round-trip on the same day, with an annual passenger volume of 23000.