Maiji District

Maiji District (simplified Chinese: 麦积区; traditional Chinese: 麥積區; pinyin: Màijī Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui in the southeast of Gansu Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the east. It is best known for the Maijishan Grottoes. Before 2005 it was called Beidao District.[1]

Maiji

麦积区
County
Longhai Railway in Yuanlong, Maiji District
Maiji in Tianshui
Tianshui in Gansu
Coordinates: 34°34′16″N 105°53′20″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityTianshui
Area
 • County3,452 km2 (1,333 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
650,000
 • Urban
200,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
741020
Websitewww.maiji.gov.cn
Rural landscape
Maijishan grottoes

Maiji District is subdivided in 17 towns (containing 379 villages), 3 subdistricts (containing 35 residential communities). 69% of the population is rural. 68% of the district's area is covered in forest.[2]

Administrative divisions

Maiji District is divided to 3 subdistricts, 17 towns and 6 others.

Subdistricts
  • Daobei Subdistrict (道北街道)
  • Beidaobu Subdistrict (北道埠街道)
  • Qiaonan Subdistrict (桥南街道)
Towns
  • Shetang (社棠镇)
  • Mapaoquan (马跑泉镇)
  • Ganquan (甘泉镇)
  • Weinan (渭南镇)
  • Dongcha (东岔镇)
  • Hua'niu (花牛镇)
  • Zhongtan (中滩镇)
  • Xinyang (新阳镇)
  • Yuanlong (元龙镇)
  • Boyang (伯阳镇)
  • Maiji (麦积镇)
  • Shifo (石佛镇)
  • Sancha (三岔镇)
  • Hupo (琥珀镇)
  • Liqiao (利桥镇)
  • Wulong (五龙镇)
  • Dangchuan (党川镇)
Others
  • Tianshui Economic Development Zone (水经济开发区)
  • Tianshui High-tech Industrial Park (水市高新技术工业园)
  • Tianshui City Agricultural High-tech Demonstration Zone (水市农业高新技术示范区)
  • Sanyang Industrial Demonstration Zone (三阳工业示范区)
  • Nianpu Industrial Demonstration Zone (廿铺工业示范区)
  • Dongkehe Industrial Park (东柯河工业园区)

Economy

Huaniu apples are a speciality agricultural product grown in the area.[3] Other produce grown include forest fruits, vegetables and grapes.[4][5][2]

Industries include machinery manufacturing, electrical appliance production, IT, medicine, food production, and building materials.

See also

References
  1. "天水市旅游详细介绍，行政区划、人口面积、交通地图、特产小吃、风景图片、名胜古迹、景区景点等". www.365135.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. "麦积概况". www.maiji.gov.cn.
  3. "Tianshui Huaniu apples". gansu.chinadaily.com.cn.
  4. "麦积区农民为"下曲葡萄""铺"网防鸟啄(组图)--天水在线". www.tianshui.com.cn.
  5. ""中华名果"下曲葡萄 - 天天天水网 - 天水日报社主办 - 天水最权威的新闻门户网站". www.tsrb.com.cn.


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