The geographical location of Wenchuan, Sichuan?
Wenchuan County is located on both sides of the Min River in the northwest of Sichuan Province and the southeast of Aba Prefecture. It is the southern gate of Aba Prefecture. The county seat - Weizhou Town, is located at the intersection of Zagunao River and Minjiang River in the north of the county. It is 1,326 meters above sea level, 159 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu and 204 kilometers away from the state capital Ma'erkang. The county is 84 kilometers wide from east to west and 105 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 4,084 square kilometers.
The county currently governs six towns and seven townships (six towns: Weizhou Town, Xuankou Town, Shuimo Town, Yingxiu Town, Mianhui Town, and Wolong Town. Seven townships: Keku Township, Longxi Township , Yanmen Township, Caopo Township, Ginkgo Township, Sanjiang Township, Gengda Township). In 2005, the county's total population was 106,119.
Wenchuan County is an area where the Qiang, Tibetan, Hui and Han peoples meet and merge. It is one of the only four counties in the country where the Qiang people live in concentrated communities.
Wenchuan County is located on the northwest edge of the Sichuan Basin, in the southeast of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, bordering Pengzhou City and Dujiangyan City in the east, Chongzhou City and Dayi County in the south, Baoxing and Xiaojin County in the west, and Baoxing and Xiaojin County in the northwest. It is connected to Li County and Mao County in the northeast and northeast respectively. The county is 84 kilometers wide from east to west and 105 kilometers long from north to south. It has a total area of 4084 square kilometers and a forest coverage rate of 48%. Weizhou Town, the county seat, is located at the intersection of Minjiang River and Zagunao River in the northern part of the county, with an altitude of 1,325 meters. It is surrounded by many mountains such as Chaping Mountains and Qionglai Mountains. It is 146 kilometers away from the provincial capital Chengdu and 246 kilometers away from the state capital Malkang. National Highway 213 and Line 317 passes through the city.
Since the restoration of the county in 1963, the county has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 8 townships, with a total population of 111,788, including 40,057 non-agricultural populations; the Qiang population is 29,839, accounting for 26.69% of the total population. One of the four counties inhabited by Qiang people. The Minjiang River runs through the western part of the county and is 88 kilometers long. It mainly includes Zagunao, Yuzixi, Caopo and other rivers, with a drainage area of 1,429 square kilometers. The county is rich in water energy resources, with a theoretical reserve of 3.48 million kilowatts and a developable capacity of 1.7 million kilowatts. Currently, 1 million kilowatts have been developed, indicating huge development potential.
It is rich in mineral resources, animal and plant resources, and its tourism resources are even more unique. It has natural landscapes such as Wolong Nature Reserve and Sanjiang Ecological Tourism Scenic Area, as well as cultural landscape resources such as Yu, Qiang culture and Three Kingdoms cultural sites. Wenchuan County is not only "the hometown of Chinese national folk art - the hometown of Qiang embroidery", but also the hometown of the giant panda, a living fossil of animals. Wolong, the world's leading giant panda research center, is located in the southwest of the county. Wenchuan is the southern gate of Aba Prefecture and the "industrial economic corridor" of Aba Prefecture.
By the end of 2002, the GDP reached 1,258.52 million yuan, the total agricultural output value reached 165.43 million yuan, the total grain output reached 16,426 tons, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1,678 yuan. The adjustment of the agricultural industry structure has been further intensified, and an ecological agriculture science and technology demonstration park base of 1,500 acres and two pesticide-free IPM demonstration parks of 500 acres have been established, and two trademarks "Xiqiang Brand" and "Minjiang Brand" and five trademarks have been registered and launched. It has a green label for vegetables and fruits, and is listed as a pollution-free vegetable and dried fruit production and construction base by the National Green Food Center. The construction of the three major forestry projects is progressing smoothly. 9,403.9 hectares of mountainous areas have been closed for afforestation, 813.4 hectares of aerial seeding afforestation, and 3,723.1 hectares of artificial afforestation have been completed; 32,800 acres of ecological forest and 4,200 acres of economic forest have been restored; and 146.0554 million hectares of sand control area have been completed. The industrial economy has developed rapidly, and investment promotion has achieved practical results. An industrial economic corridor and a Shuimo Industrial Economic Park have been formed in the prefectures and counties of Xuankou and Yingxiu areas. We are working hard to establish the Taoguan Industrial Economic Park, which has scale, good benefits, and assets worth tens of millions of yuan. There are 6 investment enterprises in the country, including Pandar Industrial Silicon Factory and Yuefa Smelting Co., Ltd.; the electric power industry has also emerged. At present, more than 40 power stations of all levels have been built and put into operation, with an installed capacity of more than 1 million kilowatts. In early 1986, it was Rated as one of the first five "primary rural electrification counties" in the country. Tourism resources have been further developed, and scenic spots such as Sanjiang Ecological Tourism Zone, Xiqiang No. 1 Village, Jiangweicheng Ancient Cultural Site, and Luobo Village Folk Village have been developed. Remarkable achievements have been made in transportation construction. A well-connected transportation network has been built with national highways 213 and 317 as the main trunk lines and county, township and village roads as branch lines, realizing asphalt roads in every township and machined plowing roads in every village. The postal and telecommunications industry is booming, with China Mobile and China Unicom communication network coverage reaching more than 85%. PHS communications have been opened in counties and major market towns, realizing program-controlled communication exchanges and digital transmission.
Urban construction is changing with each passing day. The urban area of Weizhou, the county seat, has reached 3.53 square kilometers, and it has begun to take shape as a modern city. It has gradually formed a transportation distribution center and an education and scientific research base in Aba Prefecture. “Surrounded by mountains, three mountains compete for beauty, two rivers compete for flow, and one city "New buildings across the river" is an accurate description of today's Weizhou.
Cultural and educational undertakings are advancing rapidly. There are 6 colleges and universities in the county, including Aba Normal College, Aba Finance and Trade School, and Aba Radio and Television University, 4 state-level technical schools including state hydropower, agricultural machinery, transportation, and animal husbandry, and 3 agricultural, animal husbandry, and forestry research institutes. So it covers 9 junior and senior high schools. Weizhou Middle School, listed as a provincial key middle school, has continuously innovated its teaching methods and rapidly improved its education quality. It is at the forefront of education in the state and has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents for colleges and universities inside and outside the province.