Located on the north and south sides of the middle reaches of Huangshui River in the northeast of Qinghai Province, it is adjacent to Ping 'an District of Haidong City in the west, Minhe County in the east, Qinglong County and Huzhu County across the river in the south, 63km away from Xining City, the capital of Gansu Province, and 168km in the east. ?
The total area of the whole region is 3050 square kilometers,11administrative village and 7 communities.
According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in June 2020, the permanent population of Ledu District was 240,949. * * * There are 15 ethnic groups, including Tibetan, Qiang, Tu, Han and Hui, among which Han is the majority.
City introduction
Ledu District is rich in mineral resources, with more than 30 kinds of proven mineral resources. Among non-metals, the geological reserves of quartzite are over 65.438 billion tons, dolomite is 49 million tons, gypsum is over 80 million tons, and marble industrial reserve is over 50 million tons. In addition, there are considerable reserves of jade, talc, serpentine, ceramsite clay, graphite and andalusite. Among metal minerals, gold (placer gold), iron, copper, chromium, lead and zinc also have good development prospects.
The territory is rich in water resources, with a hydropower reserve of 20,000 kilowatts.
There are 368,577 mu of cultivated land in the whole region. In which: irrigated land 108229 mu; Shallow mountain area 156390 mu; Naoshan area 103958 mu.
20 18 was awarded the honorary title of "20 18 rural e-commerce comprehensive demonstration county" by the Ministry of Commerce on September 25th.
20 18- 10 won the national pilot area for the integration and development of rural primary, secondary and tertiary industries.
20 19, 1 1, selected as the second batch of counties (districts) that meet the standards for water-saving society construction. ?
In April 2020, Ledu District withdrew from poverty-stricken counties.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ledu District