Xuba Township

Coordinates: 31°05′21″N 117°50′24″E / 31.08917°N 117.84000°E / 31.08917; 117.84000
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Xuba Township
胥坝乡
Coordinates: 31°05′21″N 117°50′24″E / 31.08917°N 117.84000°E / 31.08917; 117.84000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceAnhui
Prefecture-level cityTongling
DistrictYi'an
Area
 • Total86 km2 (33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
20,986
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
244103
Area code0562
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Xuba Township (Chinese: 胥坝乡<!—see MOS:ZH-->) is a township in Yi'an District of Tongling, Anhui, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 20,986 and an area of 86-square-kilometre (33 sq mi).

Administrative division[edit]

As of 2017, the township is divided into one community and sixteen villages:

  • Funing Community (抚宁社区)
  • Xuguang (旭光村)
  • Xinzhou (新洲村)
  • Wenxing (文兴村)
  • Qunxin (群心村)
  • Honglou (洪楼村)
  • Longtan (龙潭村)
  • Yiguan (衣冠村)
  • Chongxin (重新村)
  • Anping (安平村)
  • Zilong (子垅村)
  • Xijiang (西江村)
  • Zhongzhou (中洲村)
  • Hongmiao (红庙村)
  • Qianjiang (前江村)
  • Jiangbin (江滨村)
  • Changyang (长杨村)

History[edit]

It was incorporated as a township in 1957. It was renamed as "Xuba Commune" (胥坝公社) in 1961 and was renamed "Xuba Township" in 1983.

Due to floods, all residents in the township and Laozhou Township of Tongling along the Yangtze River were ordered to evacuate on July 11, 2020.[1][2]

Economy[edit]

The township is rich in rape and vegetables.

Education[edit]

There are two middle schools in the township: Anping Ciji Middle School (安平慈济中学) and Xuba Middle School (胥坝中学).

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.