Tietong Township

Tietong Township (Chinese: 铁铜乡; lit. 'Township of Iron and Copper') is a township in Zongyang County, Anhui, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,448 and an area of 12.3-square-kilometre (4.7 sq mi). It is an island between the Yangtze River and Jia River.

Tietong Township 铁铜乡
Township
Coordinates: 30°40′09″N 117°13′13″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Tongling
County	Zongyang County
Area
• Total	12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population  (2020)	2,448
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	246700
Area code	0562
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	铁铜乡
Traditional Chinese	鐵銅鄉
Literal meaning	Township of Iron and Copper
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tiětóng Xiāng

History

On July 16, 2020, all the remaining 2,272 people were evacuated except 176 left behind due to the flood inundated the island.

Administrative division

As of 2017, the township is divided into four villages:

• Qingfeng (庆丰村)
• Xinfeng (新丰村)
• Jiangtou (江头村)
• Zhongnan (中南村)

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. The main vegetables are lotus bean, green bean, carrot, mustard, and cabbage.

Transport

Ferry is the main mode of transportation.