Population density: 206 people/km2.
Shuicheng County is located in the west of Guizhou, on the watershed between Wujiang River and Beipanjiang River. Known as the "Pearl of the Plateau" in Guizhou and the "Southwest Coal Sea" of the motherland. Shuicheng is located in the large step slope section of the transition from the eastern Yunnan Plateau to the central Guizhou Plateau. The county is 69 kilometers wide from east to west and 97 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 3,605 square kilometers. Shuicheng County is a multi-ethnic county. Besides the Han nationality, there are 24 ethnic minorities such as Miao, Yi, Buyi, Shui, Hui and Gelao.
Shuicheng County is subordinate to Liupanshui City, located at the western edge of Guizhou Province, bordering Liuzhi Special Zone and Nayong County in the east, Weining County and Xuanwei City in Yunnan Province in the west, Panxian County and Pu 'an County in the south and Hezhang County in the north. Because it is located in the stepped slope zone from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to Guizhou Central Plains, the mountain is high, the slope is steep, the valley is deep and the land is barren. The county has 800,000 mu of arable land, with per capita arable land 1. 18 mu, including 0.45 mu of basic farmland. The mountains in the territory are undulating with great height difference, with the highest elevation of 286 1m and the lowest elevation of 633m m. It belongs to a cool and humid subtropical monsoon climate on the plateau, with no severe cold in winter and no coolness in summer. The climate is mild, with abundant rainfall, and the annual average temperature is 1 100-65438+. The county has jurisdiction over 32 townships, 1 town, 3 development zones and 485 administrative villages, with a total area of 3,584 square kilometers and a total population of 739 1, including 726,000 agricultural population and 3 1 non-agricultural population. There are 26 nationalities living in the territory, including Han, Yi, Miao and Buyi, with a population of 3210.5 million, accounting for 43.43% of the total population.
natural conditions
The terrain in the territory is stepped, high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with the highest elevation of 286 1 m and the lowest elevation of 635 m, generally between 1.400- 1.900 m. The landform is mainly mountainous, accounting for 68% of the total area of the state. The climate belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. The annual sunshine 1300- 1500 hours, annual average temperature 12.8℃ and annual precipitation10/8 mm in most parts of the county, and the frost-free period is about 250 days.
The rivers flowing through the county mainly include Beipanjiang River and Sancha River. Beipanjiang River is a tributary of the upper reaches of Hongshui River in the Pearl River system, with a transit length of 79 kilometers. Its tributaries are Xiangshui River, Kedu River, Guniu River, Moon River and Wuhe River. 14. Sancha River is a tributary of the upper reaches of Wujiang River in the Yangtze River system, with a transit length of 77 kilometers. Its tributaries are Lianshan River, Ale River, Wanquan River and Huale River. Due to the large natural drop of rivers, there are abundant hydraulic resources. The theoretical hydropower reserve is 475,654.38+0.00 kW, and the exploitable capacity is 336,300 kW.
Grain crops mainly include corn, potatoes, rice, wheat and soybeans, and cash crops mainly include rape, flue-cured tobacco, ginger, peanuts, white kidney beans and garlic. Among the wild plants, the fruit trees are Myrica rubra, Rosa roxburghii, Kiwi, Huiganzi and Hawthorn. Medicinal plants include Notoginseng Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Gastrodia elata, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, etc. Among the wild animals, there are langurs, the first-class protected animals in the country; The national second-class protected animals include rock sheep, python, golden pheasant, otter and pangolin.
The variety, wide distribution and large reserves of mineral resources are a great advantage of Shuicheng County. There are coal, lead, zinc, iron, copper, cobalt, manganese, nickel, fluorite, sandstone, asbestos, clay, pyrite, rare earth, bauxite, dolomite, barite, kaolin, Iceland spar, oil shale, limestone and clay. The proven reserves of coal are 4.33 billion tons; The total reserves of lead and zinc are 644,000 tons; The prospective iron ore reserves are 5,365,438+300,000 tons, and industrial reserve is 65,438+649,000 tons.
tourist resources
Shuicheng has rolling mountains and many natural landscapes. There are 12 scenic spots such as "going up and down Zhongshan" and "Phoenix spreading its wings" in the county government organs. In recent years, Zhongshan Park, Qingbi Park, Shuigang Bijiashan Kilometer and Underground Park have been built one after another, with different scenery and different postures, which makes people linger. Tiansheng Lake Scenic Area, ten kilometers northwest of the city, is a good place to travel. Mi Shang Reservoir and Kaiying Reservoir are paradise for fishing. Cultural relics and historic sites: the ancient human cultural site of Xiaodong named "Ren Shuicheng"; There is Gaojiabo Tiesuo Bridge, which was built in the thirty-second year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1906). There are also ancient battlefield sites and stone carvings. Ethnic customs mainly include Miao's "Lusheng Dance", Yi's "Flower Dance" and Buyi's "Flower Song", with unique forms.
There are many scenic spots and historical sites in Shuicheng County, including 14 human cultural sites, such as Yanzi Rock paleontological fossils, Xiaodong ancient human cultural site and Tunkou ancient battlefield site. There are ancient tomb wonders such as Lei Lilu's tomb, the golden seal tomb and the tomb of the famous calligrapher Gui Tianxiang. There are stone carving arts such as Mawang Monument, Liangbei Monument and Zhongba Monument without words. There are ancient buildings such as Dongyue Hall, Guanyin Pavilion and Roche Mansion. National folk culture and art has a long history, is in the ascendant, is rich and colorful, and its creation is increasingly prosperous. Miao Lusheng Dance has been performed abroad for many times, and more than 20 folk paintings have been collected by the state, and some of them have been exported abroad. 1988, the Ministry of Culture named Shuicheng as "the hometown of modern folk painting in China".
Red remains
Shuicheng is an old revolutionary base area. 1935, the ninth army of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants, with more than 2,000 men, led by Luo Binghui, head of the army, and He Changgong, political commissar, passed through Dongdi, Tschong, Azuo, Fana, Ajia and Miluo. Yin Ziyong, head and political commissar of the Hong Jiu Legion, Ouyang Chongting, political commissar of the detachment of the anti-Japanese advance team in the Sichuan-Guizhou border region, and Zhu Yunxian, a soldier, and other 20 separated Red Army personnel formed the "Qi Xin Club" with the local people. In the armed struggle against counter-revolutionary forces, Yin Ziyong and others died unfortunately, giving their young and precious lives for the victory of the China revolution. They are widely praised by the people for "helping the rich and helping the poor", "overthrowing local tyrants" and distributing food to the hungry. From 65438 to 0998, Shuicheng County was designated as an old revolutionary base area. The revolutionary fire sown by the Red Army and the indomitable revolutionary struggle spirit of Shuicheng people contributed to the victory of the China revolution.
The development of history
Shuicheng has a long history and culture. Hanyang County was under the jurisdiction of Qin Dynasty. In the 11th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1733), Shuichengtang was established independently, hence the name. The county is named after Shuicheng River. Shuicheng County is located in 19 13. Shuicheng County People's Government was established on February 20th, 1950, and Shuicheng District was established on 1966. 1970 changed to Shuicheng Special Zone. Later, it was changed to Shuicheng County and moved to Shuicheng Special Zone on 1979. 1987 The former Shuicheng Special Zone was divided into Shuicheng County and Zhongshan District.
In 2000, Shuicheng County governed 1 town, 3 townships and 29 ethnic townships.
On May 20th, 2003, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved (Han Min [2003] No.99) that the resident of Shuicheng County People's Government should be moved from Huangtupo Sub-district Office in Zhongshan District, Liupanshui City to Lanba Town, Shuicheng County.
Jurisdiction over towns and populations
In 2003, Shuicheng County governed 1 town, 32 townships (including 29 ethnic townships), 1 economic development zone and 486 village committees. At the end of the year, the total population was 748,500, including 303,800 ethnic minorities. Non-agricultural population 1.32 million.
According to the data of the fifth census, the total population is 678,228, of which the population of each township (person):
Lanba Town 24926;
Ajia Township 26896;
Yanjing township18013;
Panlong Township 31381;
Shuangjiayi Township 8894;
Yixiang Paper Mill10894;
Pingzhai Yi Township 9900;
Faqing Miao and Yi Township 8582;
Douqing Miao and Yi Township 20813;
Dongdi Miao and Yi Township15984;
Bide Miao and Yi Township 24753;
Hua Le Miao and Yi Township 24401;
Nankai Miao and Yi Township 36613;
Bao Hua Miao and Yi Township 21097;
Qinglin Miao and Yi Township15568;
Jinpen Miao and Yi Township 21593;
Guo Mu Yi and Miao Township 30705;
Shaomi Yi and Miao Township18389;
Yushe Yi and Miao Township 32782;
Houchang Miao Buyi Township17129;
Longchang Miao, Bai and Yi townships18918;
Yingpan Miao, Yi and Bai townships17872;
Yangmei Yi, Miao and Hui Township 21824;
Farbuyi, Miao and Yi townships 33699;
Miao Yi Township, Buyi Nationality, Du Ge 24803;
23,484 chicken farms in Buyi, Miao and Yi townships;
26018, Miaoyi Township, Miro Buyi Nationality;
Hongyan Buyi, Yi and Miao Township15218;
Shunchang Miao Yi Buyi Township18399;
Buyi Township, Miao Yi, Nakano16592;
Huajia Miao Buyi Township16067;
Xinjie Yi and Miao Buyi Township11907;
Guobujia Yi and Miao Buyi Township 14 1 14.
202 1, 1, in 2020, the ranking of influential counties in rural revitalization communication was released, and Shuicheng District ranked 32 1.
In July 2020, the Ministry of Commerce announced the list of comprehensive demonstration counties of rural e-commerce in 2020, and Shuicheng District was selected.
In June 2020, Shuicheng District was included in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Long March District (Red Army)).
In March of 20 19, Shuicheng district was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 20 18.
On February 20 17, Shuicheng District was listed as a charming demonstration county with the most investment potential in China.