- Source: Jinzhu, Huitong County
Jinzhu (Chinese: 金竹镇) is a town in Huitong County, Hunan, China. As of the 2023 census it had a population of 20,450 and an area of 201.52-square-kilometre (77.81 sq mi).
Administrative division
As of 2021, the town is divided into fifteen villages:
Jinping (金坪村)
Tongmu (桐木村)
Yanjiao (岩脚村)
Huangtuba (黄土坝村)
Qingjiang (清江村)
Diling (地灵村)
Shiqi (石其村)
Shuiwei (水尾村)
Xiaojia (肖家村)
Wangjia (王家村)
Dongyue (东岳村)
Loujiao (楼脚村)
Pojiao (坡脚村)
Banshan (半山村)
Laotuan (老团村)
History
During the Republic of China, it belonged to Jinzhu Township (金竹乡), Anhuai Township (安怀乡), Xiongxi Township (雄溪乡), and Shuangxi Township (双溪乡).
After the founding of the Communist State, in 1950, it came under the jurisdiction of the 2nd District of Huitong County. Its name was changed to Buzi District (堡子区) in June 1955. In 2015, Xiaojia Township (肖家乡) and Jinlong Township (金龙乡) merged to form Jinzhu Town.
Geography
The town is located on the northeast of Huitong County. It shares a border with Buzi Town to the west, Ruoshui Town to the east, Ma'an Town and Hongjiang to the north, and Lincheng Town to the south.
Economy
The economy is supported primarily by agriculture and forestry. Its economy is dominated by Phyllostachys edulis. The region has an abundance of coal and gold.
Demographics
As of 2019, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the town's population now to be 20,450.
References
= Bibliography
=Li Liguo; Yu Changming; Duan Linyi, eds. (2015). 中华人民共和国政区大典湖南省卷 [Volume of Hunan of the Encyclopedia of the People's Republic of China] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Social Publishing House. ISBN 9787508748160.
Wu, Xianqing, ed. (2012). 会同县概况 [General Situation of Huitong County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-12473-2.