Wen County, Gansu
Wen County
文县 | |
|---|---|
 Wen in Longnan | |
.png) Longnan in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′38″N 104°41′01″E / 32.9440°N 104.6835°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Longnan |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746400 |
Wen County or Wenxian (Chinese: 文县; pinyin: Wén Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longnan, in the southeast of Gansu province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the south and west. It has a land area of 4,994 square kilometers, and a population of 240,000 (2004).
Gecko Gekko wenxianensis is named after Wen County, its type locality.[1][2]
Administrative divisions
Townships
- Tielou (铁楼藏族乡)
- Hengdan (横丹乡)
- Danbao (丹堡乡)
- Shangdan (上丹乡)
- Liujiaping (刘家坪乡)
- Yulei (玉垒乡)
- Fanba (范坝乡)
- Dianba (店坝乡)
- Xiaojia (肖家乡)
- Zhongmiao (中庙乡)
- Koutouba (口头坝乡)
- Jianshan (尖山乡)
- Linjiang (临江乡)
- Liping (黎坪乡)
- Sheshu (舍书乡)
- Dunzhai (屯寨乡)
- Qiaotou (桥头乡)
- Baoziba (堡子坝乡)
- Shifang (石坊乡)
- Shijiba (石鸡坝乡)
- Maying (马营乡)
- Zhongzhai (中寨乡)
Economy
Chili pepper is one of the main agricultural produce of the region.[4]
Two reservoirs (Bikou Reservoir and Miaojiaba Reservoir) have been constructed in the Bailong River. The reservoirs serve to provide hydroelectricity, aquaculture, flood control, irrigation and for tourism development.[5]
Transport
- China National Highway 212
- G8513 Pingliang–Mianyang Expressway (under construction)
Notes and references
- ^ Zhou, Kaiya; Qiuxian Wang (2008). "New species of Gekko (Squamata: Sauria: Gekkonidae) from China: morphological and molecular evidence". Zootaxa. 1778: 59–68.
- ^ Gekko wenxianensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 9 May 2017.
- ^ http://ww.agri.com.cn/town-village/621222.htm
- ^ http://gansu.gansudaily.com.cn/system/2019/05/20/017189468.shtml
- ^ http://www.lvyougl.com/gansu/337111.html