Geography of Shadi Township

Shadi Township borders Cuiba to the north, Hongtu and Xintang to the south, Sancha to the west, and Jianshi to the east. The territory has four distinct seasons, a mild climate, and a humid subtropical monsoon climate. The annual frost-free period is 240-290 days, the precipitation is 1100-1400MM, the annual average sunshine is between 1350-1860 hours, and the relative humidity is 70-80%. The average temperature is 15C0, and the general characteristics are: no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, humid year-round, abundant rainfall, hot and rainy weather at the same time, and more cloudy, rainy and foggy weather.

Shadi Township is distributed in three steps, with high mountains, two high mountains, and low mountains. The highest altitude (Bodaoliangzi, Shentang Village) is 1,680 meters, and the lowest altitude (Xinduba, Nanmuyuan Village) 270 meters, with an average altitude of 950 meters.

Shadi Township is very rich in products, rich in corn, rice, tobacco, konjac, vegetables and other crops. The planting area of ​​chestnut, tea, small fruits and other high-efficiency economic forests is large and of excellent quality. It is rich in mineral resources such as coal, pyrite, dolomite, and chrysanthemum stone, and has a unique selenium deposit in the world. It is rich in water energy resources, with an installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts. Currently, there are only two small hydropower stations in Baxi River and Qiaotou River, with an installed capacity of only 1,360 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 3 million kWh. Group, 9875 households, 35480 people.