What is the population density of Meitan County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province?

Population: about 470,000 people

Population density: 255 people/km2

Metan has a long history. According to the "Kangxi Meitan County Chronicle": "Ming Dynasty" In the 28th year of Wanli Dynasty, Boping established the county, and established Meitan County with four plots of land outside the pass. The city was located at Kuzhu Dam. "There is a river in the east that flows to the north of Yuping Mountain, the main vein of the county, and surrounds the county seat and turns to the west. In the south, there is the Mei River Bridge where the water flows upside down and merges into an abyss, which is curved like an eyebrow, so it is called Mei Tan."

Meitan County is located in the northern part of Guizhou Province, at the southern foot of Dalou Mountain. On the north bank of Wujiang River, on the southeast side of the famous city of Zunyi. It borders Fenggang County to the east, Zunyi County across the river to the west, Yuqing and Weng'an counties to the south, and Zheng'an and Suiyang to the north.

The county governs 9 towns, 6 townships, 18 administrative villages, and 15 neighborhood committees. The county has a total population of 470,000, including 54,000 non-agricultural residents, and a total area of ??1,864 square kilometers.

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The county is long and narrow from north to south, with a maximum distance of 25.5 kilometers from east to west and a maximum distance of 96.5 kilometers from north to south. The terrain is higher in the north and southwest, and lower in the central, eastern and southern borders. The highest point is Quesunkan in Xihe Township in the north, with an altitude of 1,556 meters. The lowest point is along the river in Shilian Township in the south, with an altitude of 460.8 meters. The average altitude of the county is 972.7 meters. Meitan has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, and a mild climate. It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an annual frost-free period of 284 days, an average temperature of 15°C, and an average annual rainfall of 1141.3 mm. Meitan is a national ecological demonstration county with a forest coverage rate of 44.68%.

Night view of Meitan Old Town

City bus

① Road (Zhejiang University Square-County Government)

Zhejiang University Square-West Street - Xinxing Food Market - Three small intersections - Bus station - Police station - Qiushi High School - Qilong New Town - Traffic Police Brigade - County People's Government

② Road (Jiudu Hotel - —Industrial Park)

Jiudu Hotel—Qixing Community—Funeral Parlor—Bus Company (Inpatient Department)—Second Primary School—Xinxing Food Market (Lishu’ao Intersection)—Sanxiao Intersection— Bus station - police station - Qiushi High School - Qilong New Town - Traffic Police Brigade - County People's Government - Ferry - Xieyu Qiaotou - Xieyu Street - Winery - Industrial Park

③ Road (Meishui Bridge - Kejia Electronics)

Meishui Bridge - Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Xinhua Bookstore - Dazhong Trade City - Qixing Qiaotou - Old Station - Qixing Community - Funeral Home - Meijiang Middle School - Glass Factory - Silkworm Merchants Bureau - Kejia Electronics (Huilong Village)

④ Road (Zhejiang University Plaza - Wuyaba)

Zhejiang University Square—West Street—Entrance of Xinxing Food Market—Yangliujing Rice Market—Fengyuan Community—Mashan Intersection—Wuya Dam

⑤ Road (Jiudu Hotel— Xilai'an)

Jiudu Hotel - Laogan Bureau - Meijiang Bridge - Chaxiang Square - Meishui Bridge - Xilai'an

Attached to ⑤ Road ( Jiudu Hotel - CDC - Fengxiang Bay Bridge - Meijiang Middle School - Funeral Home - Jiudu Hotel)

Jiudu Hotel - Xinqiao - Qixing Community - Old Station --Glass Factory--Longquan Water Plant (intersection)--Meijiang Middle School--Bilu Water Plant--Meijiang Town Government--Rebaking Factory--Business Station Exit (Import)--Integrated Chinese and Western Hospital--Yi Jiangyuan - Taping Station - Fengxiang Bay Bridge - Tea Research Institute - Meishui Bridgehead - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Xinhua Bookstore - Clinic - Telecommunications Company - Jiudu Hotel

Metan County is located in the transition zone from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the Hunan hills, with an average altitude of 972.7 meters. The highest peak is located in Qishunkan, Xihe Township in the north, with an altitude of 1,562 meters; the lowest point is in Shilian in the south. The township is at the confluence of Lutang River and Wujiang River, with an altitude of 461 meters.

1. Geology and landforms

Meitan is located at the intersection of the Sichuan-Guizhou north-south structural belt, the north-northeast structural belt and the northeast-oriented structural belt. The stratigraphic structure of the county spans 5 boundaries and 8 systems, among which the Cambrian system is the most widely distributed, accounting for 52% of the total area of ??the county, followed by the Ordovician system. The geological faults in the territory are intertwined, with fine folds, complex structures and diverse landforms. According to the classification of stratigraphic lithology, karst landforms account for two-thirds. Due to long-term erosion, the landforms in the county have evolved and deformed into various micro-landforms. It can be said that the peaks, valleys and valleys are intertwined, and the dams and hills are intertwined. The natural landscape is unique.

2. Hydrology and Meteorology

The Meijiang River belongs to the Wujiang River system in the Yangtze River Basin. The main stream Wujiang River flows through the southern boundary from west to east, and the boundary river section is 18 kilometers long. The main stream of the Meijiang River and the Xiangjiang River. The Meijiang River originates from Yangkou, Xiaoguan Township, Suiyang County. It flows from north to south through 8 towns in Meitan County. It joins the Xiangjiang River coming from the west at the corner of Xinnan Township and is called the Xiangjiang River. It has a total length of 151.7 kilometers and the basin covers The two urban districts of Zunyi City and the five counties of Meitan, Zunyi, Suiyang, Tongzi, and Fenggang have a total drainage area of ??4,863 square kilometers, and the average annual flow rate is 73.3 cubic meters per second. The surface water resources of Meitan County are 942.1 million cubic meters, and the exploitable water power resources are 24,400 kilowatts. Meitan County has a humid subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and a mild climate. The annual average temperature is 14.9 degrees Celsius, and the duration is 221 days above or equal to IOF. The lowest temperature in January is 3.8 degrees Celsius, and the hottest month in July is 25.1 degrees Celsius. degrees Celsius, the extreme minimum temperature is -7.8 degrees Celsius, and the extreme maximum temperature is 37.4 degrees Celsius. The annual frost-free period is 284 days, the annual sunshine hours are 1163 hours, the sunshine percentage is 26%, and the annual total radiation is 3488 MJ/m2, making it one of the areas with the lowest solar radiation in the country. The average annual precipitation is 1137 mm, and the precipitation is unevenly distributed, with the highest proportion being 41.2% in summer and the lowest proportion being only 6.1% in winter. Natural disasters mainly include drought, floods, hail, etc.

Meitan Agriculture

Meitan is a typical inland agricultural county with developed agriculture. It is a long-renowned land of fish and rice and is known as "Smoke County, Wine Country, Tea City, and Granary". It is said to be rich in high-quality rice, corn, wheat, camellia seeds, tea, tobacco, sericulture, Chinese medicinal materials, etc. It has been named "National Rural Reform Experimental Area", "National Commercial Grain Base County", " National Commercial Oil Base County", "National High-Quality Flue-cured Tobacco Base County", "National Commercial Lean Pig Base County", "National Ecological Agriculture Demonstration County", "National Grain and Oil High-tech Demonstration County", "National Rural Reform Experimental Zone" The results have been written into the documents of the central and provincial committees many times, providing a reliable basis for the central and provincial committees’ decisions on rural industrial work.

Metan is the largest tea-producing county in the province. Southwest Tea City has been designated as a designated tea sales market by the Ministry of Agriculture. "Meijiang Cuipian" and "Zunyi Maofeng" are the four famous places in the province. One of the teas. Meitan is a high-quality tobacco production base county, and its tobacco leaves are the main raw material of Chinese tobacco. The industry is mainly based on the processing of agricultural and sideline products. At present, an industrial system has been formed based on tobacco leaf re-roasting, tea making, grain and oil processing, wine making, and building materials processing industries. There are 15 enterprises above designated size. The county's famous and special industrial products mainly include Tea, Maogong rice, vegetable oil, Meijiao wine. Products such as "Meijiang Cuipian" and "Maogong Rice" won the national gold medal for quality products.

Meitan Industry

Meitan Industry is in the process of continuous development. The main industries include energy, winemaking, tobacco leaf roasting, tea processing, vegetable oil, flour, feed, and sugar refining. , printing, agricultural machinery, fertilizers, chemicals, cement, brick making, aluminum alloy products, bamboo weaving, rattan weaving, furniture, leather, silk weaving, sewing, building repair, etc. An industrial system focusing on tobacco re-curing, brewing and processing, construction and building materials, mechanical and chemical industry, energy and transportation has been initially formed. Meitan’s transportation network extends in all directions, and its infrastructure continues to improve. National Highway 326 and Provincial Highway 204 intersect, the county seat runs across the county, and county and township highways criss-cross, forming an interconnected highway transportation network. Telecommunications have developed rapidly. Telephones have entered the homes of ordinary people. Program-controlled telephones and mobile Internet telephones have been opened, allowing direct calls at home and abroad. Some enterprises have begun to use the Internet, and it is spreading to organizations and individual users.

Metan Economy

In 2004, the county’s fiscal revenue was 110.46 million yuan. The county has 5,759 commercial households, and in 2004 the total retail sales of consumer goods was 502.14 million yuan. Financial operations were stable, with both deposits and loans increasing. At the end of 2004, the deposit balance was 1,173.85 million yuan and the loan balance was 652.64 million yuan.

Meitan has a good investment environment. Under the guidance of the party and the country's policy of enriching the people, Meitan's industry and agriculture have developed rapidly, the urban and rural economies have prospered, people's lives have improved, and the county-level economy has continued to grow. By 1998, the county's gross national product had reached 1.32 billion (current prices). It ranks 19th among the 87 counties and cities in the province, and its per capita GDP is 2,950 yuan, ranking 12th in the province.

Social undertakings

15 towns and villages in the county have opened closed-circuit televisions, and 8 towns have been connected to the county. The household TV penetration rate is 91.5%, and a distance education C-level station has been built in the county. , 15 township receiving stations, 5 village-level receiving stations, and 25 broadcast points. There are 17 cultural institutions of various types and 23 public bookstores with a collection of 112,000 books. There are currently 212 primary and secondary schools with 86,301 students. Nine-year compulsory education has been universalized in 1997. The enrollment rate of school-age children is 99.9%, and the standard teacher education rate is 97.2%. The county has 5,214 professional and technical personnel of various types, including 989 with intermediate and senior professional titles. The Provincial Tea Science and Technology Research Institute is located in Meitan. There is a gymnasium and a swimming pool. There are 64,200 people in the county who have reached the national exercise standards. It has been rated as "National Sports Advanced County". There are 21 health institutions of various types, 618 medical beds, and 665 health technicians.

The county has developed property, personal, agricultural and other insurances with an insured amount of more than 24 million yuan. 4,122 people have participated in social pension insurance with an insured amount of more than 7 million yuan. There are 9 nursing homes and community property management services. There are 2 centers with 25,600 recipients of various types of preferential treatment.

Tourism resources

Meitan has beautiful mountains and clear waters, a pleasant climate, the Baili Meijiang Gallery has beautiful scenery, the tens of thousands of acres of tea sea are rippling with blue waves, the water in the north is magical and simple, the Meijiang Lake is beautiful and moving, the Meijiang River The gorge is majestic and steep, and the eight old and new scenic spots in Meitan are charming, including Chaoyang Ancient Cave, Qingxu Ancient Cave, Thousands of Birds Returning to their Nests, Moon Reflection in Cold Pond, Dusk Smoke in Xuge Pavilion, Shuiyuan Cave, Jinqiao Song Dynasty Tomb, Meijiang Bridge, and Zhejiang University's Westward Move The Exhibition Hall, the Red Army Slogan of the Catholic Church, and the Chengxi Forest Park are good places for summer tourism. The Meijiang River is a famous provincial scenic spot. Meitan Nuo culture and tea culture have a long history, and modern arts such as comics are booming. During the Red Army’s Long March, the Ninth Red Army Corps led by General Luo Binghui was stationed in Meitan. In the 1930s, the National Government set up a central tea farm and a tea research institute in Meitan. During the Anti-Japanese War, During the Red Army's Long March, Zhejiang University moved west to Meitan. Famous scientists such as Zhu Kezhen, Su Buqing, and Wang Ganchang ran schools in Meitan for seven years, spreading modern civilization.

Local specialty

High-quality rice industry is Meitan’s traditional advantageous industry. Since the early 1990s, Maogong Rice Industry Company has introduced equipment to process high-grade rice. At that time, there were not many high-end packaged rice on the market, and the competition was not fierce. The base we built had the right varieties, and the market sales were promising. However, the good times did not last long. As foreign high-quality rice entered the domestic market and triggered a domestic high-quality rice war, the development of Maogong rice industry also faced severe challenges. In 2003, the county party committee and the county government attached great importance to the adjustment of industrial structure. In order to speed up the pace of structural adjustment, the development of the "Maogong rice" industry was placed on the important agenda. On the basis of learning from experience and lessons, scientific and technological personnel were able to devote themselves wholeheartedly to Maogong rice. Among the development services of Gongmi, 6,000 acres of Maogongmi high-quality rice demonstration base was implemented that year. Through the cooperation between scientific and technological personnel and enterprises, science and technology were transformed and applied into practice, and 98% of the base area achieved high yields.

In October 2003, the high-quality rice produced and processed by Maogong Rice Company entered Huai'an. On the afternoon of the 30th, Meitan Maogong Rice won the title of "China's Top Ten" at the China (Huai'an) National High-Quality Rice Expo. First place in the Grand Gold Award, a press conference was held in Guiyang in November. Since then, a bright spot has appeared in the adjustment of Meitan’s industrial structure. Maogong rice industry has become one of the three leading industries in the county.

In 2004, the Meitan County Party Committee and County Government made a decision to further accelerate the development of animal husbandry, tea, and Maogong rice industries, and built 7 Maogong rice high-quality rice bases with an area of ??100,000 acres (Yongxing 25,000 acres, Fuxing 15,000 acres, Meijiang 15,000 acres, Huangjiaba 20,000 acres, Xinglong 15,000 acres, Tiancheng 5,000 acres, Yuquan 5,000 acres), including 3 demonstration bases with an area of ??30,000 acres ( Yongxing 15,000 acres, Meijiang 5,000 acres, Huangjiaba 10,000 acres), one core demonstration base with an area of ??3,000 acres (Yongxing), and a high-quality rice output of 60,000 tons. Guizhou Province Meitan County Maogong Rice Industry Co., Ltd. was rated as the county-level leading enterprise in agricultural industrialization operation in Meitan County and the leading enterprise in the agricultural industrialization operation market in Zunyi City. In November 2004, Maogong rice won the first place in the gold medal of the third high-quality rice expo in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, and pearlescent nutrition rice won the gold medal.

In 2005, the Meitan County People’s Government issued work opinions on the development of the high-quality rice industry in 2005. The target task is to implement 100,000 acres of high-quality rice bases (20,000 acres of core bases), including top-quality rice, There are 10,000 acres of varieties such as 433# and other varieties that have won the gold medal for high-quality rice, and 10,000 acres of varieties such as Liangyou 363#, Tyou 300#, Quasi-II You 527#, and Jinyou 117#. At present, 100,000 acres of high-quality rice are mainly implemented in Yongxing, Meijiang, Huangjiaba, Xinglong, Tiancheng, Fuxing, Chaole, and Yuquan, and the core demonstration bases are implemented in Yongxing, Fuxing, Xinglong, Meijiang, and Huangjiaba and Fenggang, with an area of ??8,300 acres (5,000 acres for Top Fragrance, 600 acres for 433#, and 2,700 acres for 363#).

Administrative divisions

Meitan County governs 9 towns and 6 townships.

Towns: Meijiang Town, Yongxing Town, Fuxing Town, Mashan Town, Yuquan Town, Huangjiaba Town, Gaotai Town, Maoping Town, Xinglong Town

Township : Xihe Township, Xima Township, Xinnan Township, Shilian Township, Chaole Township, Tiancheng Township

In February 2021, the list of advanced counties in the national village cleaning action in 2020 was released, and Meitan County was on the list .

In January 2021, the Central Civilization Office determined the list of nominated cities for national civilized cities in the 2021-2023 creation cycle, and Meitan County was on the list.

In December 2020, Meitan County ranked 64th on the list of China’s Top 100 Demonstration Counties for Urban Innovation in 2020.

In November 2020, the ranking of the top 100 counties in China's tea industry in 2020 was released, with Meitan County ranking first.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee re-confirmed Meitan County as a national health town (county) in 2020.

In March 2019, Meitan County was included in the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou areas).

In January 2019, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Meitan County as the third batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in the country that have taken the lead in basically realizing the full mechanization of major crop production.

In November 2018, the first batch of national innovative counties (cities) construction list was announced, and Meitan County was shortlisted

In February 2018, Meitan County was included in the 2017 National Compulsory List List of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced educational development.

In December 2016, the National Tourism Administration Office identified Meitan County as the third batch of national tourism standardization demonstration units.

In September 2016, the Ministry of Environmental Protection awarded Meitan County the title of "National Ecological City, County, and District".