Maguan, Guizhou
Maguan Town
马官镇 | |
|---|---|
  Maguan Town Location in Guizhou. | |
| Coordinates: 26°13′24″N 105°45′04″E / 26.22333°N 105.75111°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Anshun |
| County | Puding County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | 44,596 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 562101 |
| Area code | 0851 |
Maguan Town (simplified Chinese: 马官镇; traditional Chinese: 馬官鎮; pinyin: Mǎguān Zhèn) is a rural town in Puding County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2010 census[update] it had a population of 44,596 and an area of 115.07-square-kilometre (44.43 sq mi).
Administrative division
[edit]As of 2020[update], the town is divided into three residential neighborhoods and seven villages:[1]
- Neighborhoods
- Maguan Community
- Mapu (马堡)
- Xinmapu Community (新马堡社区)
- Villages
- Tianxing Village (天兴村)
- Jinhe Village (金荷村)
- Zhongshan Village (中山村)
- Yuguan Village (余官村)
- Shuangyu Village (双玉村)
- Puqiao Village (堡桥村)
- Tunyuan Village (屯院村)
Economy
[edit]The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.[2][3]
Culture
[edit]Festive lantern (Chinese: 花灯) is the most influence local theater.[4]
Transportation
[edit]The Guizhou-Kunming railway passes across the town east to west.
Attractions
[edit]Yuzhenshan Temple, Tianlongshan Temple and Fengxiashan Temple are Buddhist temples in the town.
Wenchang Pavilion is a famous scenic spot.
Notable people
[edit]- Ren Kecheng (Chinese: 任可澄; 1878–1946), politician, minister of Education in the Peiyang government
- Liu Gangji (1933–2019), philosopher and professor at Wuhan University
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：马官镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ 马官镇：飞地小工厂开工. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-07-26.
- ^ 马官镇工会：让村民实现从种庄稼到“种文化”的蝶变. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016-07-02.
- ^ 贵州普定：传统花灯照亮新生活. Baidu (in Chinese). 2018.