Lajia Town, Maqin County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Laga town

Lajia Town, a town under the jurisdiction of Maqin County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located in the northeast of Maqin county. It is connected with Henan Mongolian Autonomous County of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the East, Maqu County of Gannan Prefecture and Gande County of Guoluo Prefecture in Gansu Province in the south, Dawu Township and Dawu town in the west, Tongde County and Xinghai County of Hainan Prefecture in the north. The administrative area is 2626.20 square kilometers.

By the end of 2018, the registered residence of the town of Lago was 11977. As of October 2019, laga town has 11 administrative villages and 2 communities.

In 2011, the GDP of laga town was 67.427 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen was 4532 yuan. In 2018, laga town has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

History of construction

In 1960, Lajia and Jungong townships were assigned to Maqin county.

In 1962, lac and Jungong communes were established.

In June 1984, the commune was transformed into a township.

In March 2001, Lajia and Jungong townships were merged into Lajia town.

administrative division

By the end of 2011, laga town had two communities: Huanghe Road and Jungong Road, and 11 administrative villages: zangen, jiasihu, saishituo, sibuqian, Yangyu, quwajiasa, Ouke, lade, Taixi, haxia and yehecha.

As of October 2019, laga town has two communities: Jungong Road community and laga Road community, and 11 administrative villages: quwajiasa village, zangen village, sibuqian village, haxia village, Taixi village, eheko village, lad village, jiasihu village, yehecha village, mashtang village and saishituo village.

geographical environment

Location context

Laga Town, located in the northeast of Maqin County, is connected with Henan Mongolian Autonomous County of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the East, Maqu County of Gannan Prefecture and Gande County of Guoluo Prefecture in Gansu Province in the south, Dawu Township and Dawu town in the west, Tongde County and Xinghai County in Hainan Province in the North. The administrative area is 2626.20 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain of Lajia town is rugged and steep. There are three types of Grassland: meadow, shrub and swamp. The growth period of grassland is short and the yield of grassland is low. The altitude is 3100-4300 meters.

climate

The annual average temperature in Lajia town is 3.7 ℃, the maximum temperature is 29.7 ℃, the minimum temperature is - 24 ℃, the maximum frozen soil depth is 1.8-2m, and there is no absolute frost free period. The annual precipitation is 474.4 mm, and there is no snow in normal years. The annual main wind direction is southwest wind, and the annual sunshine hours are 2441.9 hours.

natural disaster

There are frequent natural disasters in laga Town, including wind and snow disasters almost every winter, drought, hail, mountain torrents and other disasters in summer.

natural resources

Laga town is rich in resources, including coal, sand gold and other mineral resources; white lipped deer, musk deer, leopard, fox, lynx, bear, stone sheep, yellow sheep, marmot, snow chicken, brown eared pheasant and other rare animals; Cordyceps sinensis, Gentiana macrophylla, rhubarb, snow lotus, qianghu, Fritillaria, Rhododendron and other precious medicinal materials; forest resources are mainly distributed along the Yellow River and its tributary yangyuqiemuqu river , Deke River Basin. The natural forest and shrubbery in Lajia is the core protection area of Sanjiangyuan, with an area of 60000 hectares in the core area and 30000 hectares in the buffer area. It is a core protection area dominated by forest, shrubbery and other water conservation forests and soil and water conservation forests. The main arbor species in the forest area are Sabina przewalskii, Picea crassifolia, Betula platyphylla, etc., and the shrub species are Salix alpina, Cerasus chinensis, Caragana microphylla, Berberis, Lonicera japonica, Rhododendron, etc.

population

At the end of 2011, the total population (including floating population) of laga town was 16800, including 10600 in agriculture and animal husbandry. The total population is mainly Tibetan, including Tu, Hui, Meng, Han and other nationalities. In 2011, the birth rate was 14.78 ‰, and the natural growth rate was 10.42 ‰.

By the end of 2018, the registered residence of the town of Lago was 11977.

Economics

overview

In 2011, the GDP of laga town was 67.427 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen was 4532 yuan.

In 2018, laga town has three comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters.

Agriculture

In 2011, the vegetable planting area of laga town was 75 mu, with 45 vegetable greenhouses, and 6 economic cooperation organizations were registered. Cattle, sheep and horses are the main animal husbandry. In 2011, there were 158000 heads of livestock in stock at the end of the year, including 84000 cattle, 71000 sheep and 20000 horses. In 2011, 3483 livestock sheds (including 872 greenhouses) were built. By the end of 2011, there were 237000 mu of woodland and 1.462 million cubic meters of forest stock, including 128.5 cubic meters of woodland and 17.7 cubic meters of open woodland.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there were 4 schools of various types in laga Town, including 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 31 teaching classes and 1898 students. The enrollment rate of school-age children aged 7-12 was 99.79%, the enrollment rate of school-age children aged 13-15 was 96.35%, the completion rate of primary education at 16 was 99.62%, the completion rate of primary and secondary education at 18 was 91.84%, the non illiteracy rate at 15-24 was 100%, and the non illiteracy rate at 15-50 was 99.93%.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there was one central health center and 11 village clinics in laga Town, with the participation rate of 99.51%.

social security

In 2011, the participation rate of new social endowment insurance in agricultural and pastoral areas of laga town was 78.35%.

Transportation

There is Xijiu highway in laga town.

History and culture

"Laga" in laga town is a transliteration of Tibetan, which means "Si Xiang Xiang", that is, the hometown of elk.