Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County
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The county spans an area of Script error: No such module "convert".,[2] and has a population of 545,094 as of 2010.[3] The county's government is located in Template:Interlanguage link.[1]
History
During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the region of contemporary Pengshui belonged to the State of Ba.[3] During the Warring States period, the area belonged to the Qianzhong Commandery, which would later be incorporated into Qin dynasty China.[3]
During the Han dynasty, the area would be reorganized as Fuling County (Template:Lang-zh).[3]
Under the Sui dynasty,[3] in 593 CE,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". the area was organized as Pengshui County (Template:Lang-zh).[3] Pengshui means "Peng River",[3] which was the old name for the Yu River.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the Tang dynasty, Pengshui County was put under the administration of Template:Interlanguage link and Template:Interlanguage link.[3] Under the Song dynasty, Pengshui was administered by Template:Interlanguage link.[3] Under the Yuan dynasty, it was administered by Template:Interlanguage link.[3] By 1645 during the Qing dynasty, it was part of Chongqing Prefecture (Template:Lang-zh).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1913 (Republic of China), it was part of Dongchuan Circuit (Template:Lang-zh).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1927, it was reassigned to the Changgong Bureau (Template:Lang-zh) of Sichuan Province.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". And in 1935, of the Eighth Administrative Inspection Area (Template:Lang-zh) of Sichuan.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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On November 14,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 1983 Pengshui was approved as an autonomous county.[3] The official status began November 10 of the following year.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 1987, it was assigned to Template:Interlanguage link.[3] In JuneScript error: No such module "Unsubst". 1997, it fell under the administration of Chongqing, which it remains today.[3]
Geography
Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County is located in the Sichuan Basin along the Wu River,[1] in the mountainous region of Wuling.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". A total of 54.2% of Pengshui is covered by forest.[2] Geographic coordinates: 28°57′Template:Spaced ndash29° 51′ North, 107°48′Template:Spaced ndash108°36′ East.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Altitude of the seat: Script error: No such module "convert"..Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The county is home to three peaks over Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level: Qiliangzi (Template:Lang-zh) at Script error: No such module "convert"., Baila Mountain (Template:Lang-zh) at Script error: No such module "convert"., and Fenghuang Mountain (Template:Lang-zh) at Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
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- North: Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County
- Northeast: Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei
- East: Qianjiang District
- Southeast: Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County
- South: Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, Guizhou; Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
- Southwest: Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou
- West: Wulong County
- Northwest: Fengdu County
Climate
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Demographics
As of the 2010 Chinese Census, the county had a population 545,094, down from the 590,228 reported in the 2000 Chinese Census.[3] In 1996, the county had an estimated population of 587,000.[3]
59.5% of Pengshui residents are members of the following 11 ethnic minorities: Miao, Tujia, Mongols, Hui, Gelao, Dong, Tibetans, Manchus, Zhuang, Yi, and Hani.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". There are 270,000 Miao and 90,000 Tujia in Pengshui.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Subdivisions
The county administers 3 subdistricts, 18 towns, and 18 townships.[4]
Economy
Mineral deposits in the county include coal, barite, marble, fluorite, and calcite.[1]
Transportation
The Chongqing–Huaihua railway runs through the county.[1] Major expressways which pass through the county include the G65 Baotou–Maoming Expressway and National Highway 319.[1]
References
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External links
- Official site (2020)
- Official site (2003)
- Sacrificed to the river god China Daily report on the flooding of Gongtan village for a nearby hydroplant
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