Qutan Town, Ledu District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province

Qutan town

Qutan Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Ledu District, Haidong City, Qinghai Province, is located in the south of Ledu District, bordering Putai Township in the East, Hualong County in the south, fengdui Township in the West and Nianbo town in the north. The administrative area is 263.25 square kilometers.

By the end of 2018, the registered residence of Qutan town was 21270. As of October 2019, Qutan town has one community and 35 administrative villages.

Animal husbandry in Qutan town is mainly to raise pigs, cattle, sheep and poultry. In 2011, the total output value of animal husbandry in Qutan town was 34 million yuan. In 2018, there were two industrial enterprises in Qutan town.

History of construction

During the period of the Republic of China, Qutan township was set up.

In 1950, Qutan township was established along the old system.

In 1958, Qutan commune was established.

In 1984, Qutan township was restored.

On September 13, 2006, Qinren township of Ledu County was abolished and merged into Qutan town.

administrative division

In 2011, Qutan town governs one community and 35 administrative villages: Qutan community, Xinlian, Motai, Hexi, xujiatai, xiegoumen, guanlongwan, duobaying, Jiaoying, Xieshang, Xiezhong, Xiexia, langshang, Langxia, longzhangou, shipogou, Taiyan, Chelu, Yangpo, yinpo, Zhongzhuang, Qijia, Zhongxin, Longguo, Hanjia, Chaojia, kouzi, Weijia, Hongzhuang, Shengjia Dashu, naozhuang, Yangjia, Zhoujia, Yaozhuang, Duanjia.

As of October 2019, Qutan town has one community and 35 administrative villages: Xinlian village, Hexi village, xujiatai village, Motai village, xiegoumen village, Xiexia village, Xiezhong village, Xieshang village, duobaying village, longzhan village, guanlongwan village, Jiaoying village, langshang village, Langxia village, Shipo village, Taiyan village, Zhongxin village, Chelu village, yinpo village, Yangpo village, Zhongzhuang village Longguo village, Hanjia village, Qijia village, kouzi Village, naozhuang village, Dashu village, Hongzhuang village, Shengjia village, Weijia village, Yangjia village, Duanjia village, Zhoujia village, Yaozhuang village and Chaojia village.

geographical environment

Location context

Qutan town is located in the south of Ledu District, bordering Putai Township in the East, Hualong County in the south, fengdui Township in the West and Nianbo town in the north. The administrative area is 263.25 square kilometers.

topographic features

Qutan town is located in the naoshan area in the south of Huangshui valley. The terrain is high in the South and low in the north. The average altitude in the town is more than 2500 meters, mainly in valleys and hills.

climate

Qutan town has a continental plateau climate with an average annual temperature of 4.8 ℃ and an average annual precipitation of 400mm.

natural disaster

There are frequent natural disasters in Qutan Town, mainly drought, sometimes hail.

natural resources

In Qutan Town, there are natural forests and broad grass mountains; the wild medicinal plants include Astragalus membranaceus, Cordyceps sinensis, etc. Wild animals in the territory are pheasant, snow pheasant and so on.

population

At the end of 2011, the total population of Qutan town was 22865. In the total population, the Han nationality is the majority, and there are Tibetan, Mongolian and other ethnic minorities.

By the end of 2018, the registered residence of Qutan town was 21270.

Economics

The main crops in Qutan town are wheat, potato, rape and vegetables. In 2011, the planting area of crops was 36000 mu, including 20000 mu of wheat, 23000 mu of potato, 6000 mu of rape and 5000 mu of vegetables. Animal husbandry to raise pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry based. At the end of 2011, there were 137000 livestock and poultry, including 37000 pigs, 4000 cattle, 48000 sheep and 48000 poultry. In 2011, it produced 2134 tons of meat, 293 tons of eggs, 152 tons of milk, 65 tons of gross, and 34 million yuan of total output value of animal husbandry. The forestry is mainly to plant seedlings. In 2011, 3.663 million seedlings were planted, including 2.219 million elms and 1.534 million seabuckthorn; 25000 mu of farmland was converted to forest (grass); 8300 mu of spruce was planted in barren mountains, and 12 km of greening was planted on both sides of the highway. In 2011, 150 mu of cherry, 8400 plants, 6688 Sabina vulgaris, 3665 cloves, 1000 apricots and 470 plum trees were planted.

social undertakings

education

In 2011, there were 7 main schools in Qutan Town, including Ledu No.3 middle school, Zhongzhuang central school, Motai central school, etc., with 1726 students.

Cultural undertakings

At the end of 2011, the rural library in Qutan town collected more than 10000 books.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there were two central health centers in Qutan Town, and each village had a village medical room equipped with rural doctors. At the end of 2011, 17821 people participated in the cooperative medical system, and a total of 445890 yuan was collected. Among them, there are 2863 low-income insurance households, 75 five insurance households, 20 preferential care recipients, and 14863 actual payers, with a participation rate of 98.51%.

social security

At the end of 2011, there were 8850 people in Qutan town who participated in the endowment insurance, and a total of 1.1069 million yuan was collected, with the participation rate of 90%.

Transportation

There is G213 highway in Qutan town.

History and culture

Qutan town is named after Qutan temple.

famous scenery

Qutan temple, a national key cultural relic protection unit, was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty. Yaocaotai temple, a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level, is located in Taiyan village, Qutan Town, 9 kilometers away from the people's Government of Qutan town. Qutan town has a long history of "Hua'er Hui". From Daoguang years of Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it gradually developed into a certain scale of "Hua'er Hui". It is well-known in Northwest China for its large number of participants and large scale of temple fair.