Laozhou Township

Laozhou Township (Chinese: 老洲乡<!—see MOS:ZH-->) is a township in Yi'an District of Tongling, Anhui, China.[1] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 8,146 and an area of 42-square-kilometre (16 sq mi). The township is bordered to the east by Wusong Town and to the west by Wuwei County and Zongyang County.

Laozhou Township

老洲乡
Coordinates: 30°58′18″N 117°44′58″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityTongling
DistrictYi'an
Area
  Total42 km2 (16 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
8,146
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
244106
Area code(s)0562
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

History

Due to floods, all residents in the township and Xuba Township of Tongling along the Yangtze River were ordered to evacuate on July 11, 2020.[2][3]

Administrative division

As of 2017, the township is divided into five villages:

  • Zhongxin (中心村)
  • Guanghui (光辉村)
  • Heping (和平村)
  • Minzhu (民主村)
  • Chengde (成德村)

Economy

The township is rich in rape and vegetables.

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References

  1. 老洲乡开展“情系端午节,粽香敬老人” 端午节系列活动. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  2. Jin Ziming (金子明) (2020-07-11). 铜陵义安区老洲乡众志成城防汛抢险. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  3. 直击:安徽铜陵洪水来袭紧急转移安置群众. sina (in Chinese). 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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