Huyu Township (; Jingpo: Hu yup or Hi yup) is a township in
Ruili
Ruili ( zh, s=瑞丽 , t=瑞麗 , p=Ruìlì; ; ; ; ), called Möng Mao in Tai, is a county-level city of Dehong Prefecture, in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is a major border crossing between China and Myanmar, with the town of Muse loc ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 8,521 and an area of .
Etymology
The name of "Huyu" means a place where wild musas grow in Dai language.
Administrative divisions
As of 2016, the township is divided into four villages:
*Huyu ()
*Nongxian ()
*Banling ()
*Leinong ()
History
In 1956, the Government of Ruili County set up the Huyu Production and Culture Station to maintain control of the region. During the
Cultural Revolution
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, it was renamed "Huyu People's Commune" and then "Dongfeng People's Commune" (). It was incorporated as a township in 1986.
Geography
The township lies at the northwestern Ruili. To the northwest, the region is bounded by the
Namwan River
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The highest point in the town/township is Yingpan Mountain () which stands above sea level. The lowest point is Tuanjie Groove (), which, at above sea level.
Economy
The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. The main crops are rice, rubber,
grapefruit
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Grapefru ...
, and ''
dendrobium nobile
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The Ruili Huanshan Industrial Park (second-phase project) sits in the township.
Demographics
In 2016, the local population was 8,521, including 2,389 Han (28%) and 4,703
Jingpo (55.2%).
Transportation
The Longling–Ruili Expressway Nongdao Extension Road passes across the township.
References
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Divisions of Ruili