Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of
Guizhou
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province, China, bordering
Yunnan
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to the north. It is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Bijie
Bijie ( zh, s=毕节, t=畢節, p=Bìjíe) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and Yunnan to the west.
The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in ...
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Administrative divisions
Hezhang County is divided into 5
subdistricts, 10
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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townships and 12
ethnic townships:
;ethnic townships:
*Shuitangbao Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 水塘堡彝族苗族乡
*Xingfa Miao, Yi and Hui Ethnic Township 兴发苗族彝族回族乡
*Songlinpo Bai, Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 松林坡白族彝族苗族乡
*Zhijie Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 雉街彝族苗族乡
*Zhushi Yi Ethnic Township 珠市彝族乡
*Shuangping Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 双坪彝族苗族乡
*Tiejiang Miao Ethnic Township 铁匠苗族乡
*Fuchu Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 辅处彝族苗族乡
*Kele Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 可乐彝族苗族乡
*Hezhen Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 河镇彝族苗族乡
*Jiegou Yi and Miao Ethnic Township 结构彝族苗族乡
*Guda Miao and Yi Ethnic Township 古达苗族彝族乡
Ethnic groups
The ''Hezhang County Gazetteer'' (2001:105-108) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.
*Bai: 3,856 persons (1995)
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Qixingmin (): located in Yongkang () and Shanmuqing (), Shuitangbao Township ()
***Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju (), Zhuoluoju ()
***Historical names: Boren () and Baizi ()
***Other names: Qixingmin () and Minjia ()
***Surnames: Zhang (), Li (), Su (), Yang (), Zhao (), Xu (), Qian ()
***Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe (),
Weining County
**Nanjingren () (Yi exonym: Awutu )
*Buyi: 2,939 persons (1995): in Nongchang Village (), Kele Township () (pop. 332)
Ethnic Bai are also found in:
*Sanjiazhai (), Kele Township ()
*Wopi (), Zexiong (), Songlinpo Township ()
Mining
The county has large reserves of coal, iron, lead, zinc, and germanium. Mining had been and remains a major industry; however, inadequate management and regulation of zinc mining has resulted in widespread
cadmium poisoning
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Climate
References
Counties of Guizhou
Bijie
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