Laozhou Township (Chinese: 老洲乡<!—see MOS:ZH-->) is a township in Yi'an District of Tongling, Anhui, China.[1] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 8,146 and an area of 42-square-kilometre (16 sq mi). The township is bordered to the east by Wusong Town and to the west by Wuwei County and Zongyang County.
Laozhou Township
老洲乡 | |||||||
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| Coordinates: 30°58′18″N 117°44′58″E / 30.97167°N 117.74944°E | |||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Province | Anhui | ||||||
| Prefecture-level city | Tongling | ||||||
| District | Yi'an | ||||||
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• Total | 42 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2017) | 8,146 | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 244106 | ||||||
| Area code | 0562 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 老洲鄉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 老洲乡 | ||||||
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History
editDue to floods, all residents in the township and Xuba Township of Tongling along the Yangtze River were ordered to evacuate on July 11, 2020.[2][3]
Administrative division
editAs of 2017, the township is divided into five villages:
- Zhongxin (中心村)
- Guanghui (光辉村)
- Heping (和平村)
- Minzhu (民主村)
- Chengde (成德村)
Economy
editThe township is rich in rape and vegetables.
References
edit- ^ 老洲乡开展“情系端午节，粽香敬老人” 端午节系列活动. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Jin Ziming (金子明) (2020-07-11). 铜陵义安区老洲乡众志成城防汛抢险. ifeng.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ 直击：安徽铜陵洪水来袭紧急转移安置群众. sina (in Chinese). 2020-07-12. Retrieved 2020-07-13.