Mentang Township, Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province

Mentang Township

Mentang Township, belonging to Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, is located in the northwest of Jiuzhi County, bordering zhiqingsongduo town in the East, suohurima Township in the south, Gande County, wasai Township and suohurima Township in the west, and Maqu County in Gansu Province in the north, with a total area of 1095.51 square kilometers.

In 1956, jianniniang district. In May 1984, mentang commune was changed into mentang township. By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in gate Township was 2897. In 2019, mentang village governs mentang village and guonang village.

The animal husbandry of mentang township is mainly to raise horses, cattle and sheep. In 2011, the per capita net income of herdsmen in mentang township was 263 yuan.

History of construction

In 1956, jianniniang district.

In October 1958, Qianjin commune was established; in December of the same year, it was incorporated into Hongqi commune (Kangsai).

In May 1962, it was established from Kangsai commune.

In October 1969, it was renamed mentang commune.

In May 1984, mentang commune was changed into mentang township.

administrative division

In 2011, mentang rural governs mentang and guonang villages, and has 10 animal husbandry production cooperatives.

In 2019, mentang village governs mentang village and guonang village.

geographical environment

Location context

Mentang township is located in the northwest of Jiuzhi County, adjacent to zhiqingsongduo town in the East, suohu Rima Township in the south, Gande County, wasai Township and suohu Rima Township in Guoluo Prefecture in the west, and Maqu County in Gansu Province in the north, with a total area of 1095.51 square kilometers.

topographic features

Mentang township is located in the Yellow River Valley, open terrain, with an average altitude of more than 3600 meters.

climate

Mentang township has a continental plateau climate, which is characterized by high cold and lack of oxygen. The annual average temperature is about 0 ℃, and there is no absolute frost free period in the whole year.

hydrology

The rivers in mentang township are numerous and evenly distributed. The main rivers are haqu and Jiuqu, which belong to the Yellow River system.

natural resources

Mentang township is rich in mineral resources, the main mineral resources are gold, coal, limestone, clay, etc., wild animal resources are red deer, musk deer, snow leopard, lynx, fox, snow chicken, etc.; plant resources are Cordyceps sinensis, Fritillaria, rhubarb, astragalus, notopterygium, Gansong, angelica, Dangshen, etc.

population

In 2011, the total population of mentang township was 2215, including 116 males (52.6%) and 1049 females (47.4%).

By the end of 2018, the number of registered residence in gate Township was 2897.

Economics

The animal husbandry of mentang township is mainly to raise horses, cattle and sheep. In 2011, the agricultural grassland area of mentang township was 1.6 million mu, the usable grassland area was 1.3 million mu, and the forest land area was 374000 mu. In 2011, there were 55300 livestock in mentang township at the end of the year, including 12000 horses, 26400 cattle and 27700 sheep; 19200 piglets were bred, and 17600 survived, with a survival rate of 92% and a reproduction rate of 60.9%; 17100 livestock were increased, with a total growth rate of 30.7%; 17100 livestock were sold, with a sales rate of 28% The number of livestock is 15600, with a commodity rate of 30.8%; the number of school-age female livestock is 28800, with a proportion of 52%; the number of dead adult livestock is 571, with a loss rate of 1%. In 2011, mentang Township established two ecological animal husbandry cooperatives, mainly including butter, Qula and other animal products and Tibetan medicine processing plants. In 2011, the per capita net income of herdsmen in mentang township was 263 yuan.

social undertakings

education

At the end of 2011, there were three boarding schools in mentang Township, with 359 students. Among them, mentang Township school covers an area of 55700 square meters, with 358 square meters of school buildings. All the three schools have libraries and 6000 books of all kinds. The school now has 21 full-time teachers.

Cultural undertakings

In 2011, there was a cultural station in mentang Township, with reading room, literature and art training room, chess room, etc., equipped with all kinds of scientific and technological books.

medical and health work

At the end of 2011, there was a health center in mentang Township, with 2000 medical professionals participating in the new rural cooperative medical system, with the participation rate of 100%. The annual reimbursement of medical expenses was 210000 yuan, and the reimbursement of hospitalization expenses for serious diseases was 520000 yuan.

social security

In 2011, there were 81 households with minimum living security and 336 people in mentang Township, with an annual minimum living security payment of 100600 yuan; 59 households with five guarantees and 59 people with five guarantees, with an annual five guarantees payment of 90500 yuan; 48 homes for the aged, which solved the housing problem of the five guarantees; 1001 people participated in rural social endowment insurance, with an insurance rate of 89%.

traffic

Mentang township has three main roads leading to the county, one is to go out to Tang Township, to sangchishan to connect Xijiu highway, the other is to go through muxihe township of Maqu County, Gansu to connect Maqu Jiuzhi highway; at the same time, Huajiu expressway has entrances and exits in the township.

History and culture

Mentang is Tibetan, which means yaocaotan.