Bǎotíng Li and Miao Autonomous County () is an

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, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of , and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020.

History

The area has been referred to as Baoting () since at least the

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. Baoting was first incorporated as a

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in 1935. Baoting fell under control of the

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in February 1948.

Climate

Administrative divisions

The autonomous county administers one

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(), six

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(), and three

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().

Residential communities

The autonomous county directly administers one residential community, which are typically governed by

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: Xinxing Community ().

Towns

The autonomous county administers the following six towns: * Baocheng () * () * () * () * () * ()

Townships

The autonomous county administers the following three townships: * () * () * ()

Demographics

As of 2020, Baoting's population totaled about 168,000. In 1999 the county had a population of 155,575, largely made up of the indigenous Li people and Miao people. 62.4% of the autonomous county's population is ethnically Li, 30.2% is ethnically Han, 4.5% is ethnically

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, and 2.9% belong to other ethnic groups.

Economy

The autonomous county's

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totaled 5.627 billion

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(RMB) as of 2020. As of 2020, urban residents have an annual

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of 33,564 RMB, a figure which totaled 14,067 RMB for rural residents; these figures grew by 3.2% and 8.8% in 2020, respectively. Baoting has a large agricultural sector, and crops grown in the autonomous county include

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, katuk,

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, and

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References

External links

Official website (Chinese)
Baitong Li and Miao Autonomous County Li autonomous counties Miao autonomous counties {{Hainan-geo-stub