Dongxiang Autonomous County is located in the southwest of central Gansu Province, east of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, east longitude103/kloc-0' ~ 44', north latitude 35 30' ~ 36'. Lintao River borders Dingxi in the east, Guanghe and Zhenghe counties in the south, Daxia River in the west, Linxia City and Linxia County in the west, and Yongjing County across the Yellow River in the north. The landform of the autonomous county is square and round, surrounded by water, with a high protrusion in the middle. It is 5 1km wide from east to west, 47km wide from north to south, with a total area of 15 10 km2, in which the land area is 1462 km2, the highest elevation is 2664m, the lowest elevation is 1736m, and the average elevation is 26/kloc-0. There are ups and downs in the territory, with six ridges sandwiched by six gullies, centered on Sonan Town, all over the county. The climate is dry, with long winters and short summers. The average frost-free period is 138 days, and the annual rainfall is 200 ~ 500mm.
The development of history
Dongxiang has a long history and is rich in Majiayao, Qijia, Xindian and other cultural types. Dongxiang people call themselves "Salta" and believe in Islam. They were Uighurs who were forced to move eastward from Samarkand and other places in Central Asia during Genghis Khan's Western Expedition in the third century. Taking this as the main body, they merged with some local ethnic groups such as Han, Tibetan and Mongolian, and gradually formed a national isomorphism-Dongxiang nationality. Dongxiang has no county organizational system in history, and it is under the jurisdiction of Hezhou. 1August 22, 949 Dongxiang was liberated. 1950 to 10. According to the policy of regional ethnic autonomy, Dongxiang Autonomous Region was established at the county level. 1955, according to the constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC), it was officially named Dongxiang Autonomous County.
administrative division
Dongxiang Autonomous County now governs 25 townships, 229 administrative villages and 1893 cooperatives. 1at the end of 999, the total population of the county was 258,800, including 250,000 rural population +0 1000 urban population; Of the total population, Dongxiang nationality accounts for 79.7%, Han nationality accounts for 13.4%, Hui nationality accounts for 6.8%, and other nationalities account for 0.03%. Dongxiang Autonomous County governs 5 towns and 20 townships: Sonan Town, daban town, Hetan Town, Nalesi Town, Tangwang Town, Chuntai Township, Liu Shu Township, Dongyuan Township, Pingzhuang Township, Baihe Township, Guanbu Township, Zhao Jia Township, Wu Jia Township, Orchard Township, Miankou Township, Yanling Township, Wang Ji Township, fengshan town Township and Chejiawan Township.
economic development
Dongxiang is a typical dry farming county, which is dominated by agriculture. The county's total cultivated land area is 376,400 mu, of which mountainous dry land accounts for 87.33%. At present, a stable and high-yield dry farming system has been initially established in mountainous areas. The main food crops are wheat, potatoes, corn and beans. , especially high-quality and high-yield potatoes; The main cash crops are rape, flax and sunflower. In forestry, we will fully implement the policy of "whoever plants owns the trees, and the trees will be preserved for a long time and allowed to be transferred", and vigorously carry out ecological afforestation and economic forest planting. The accumulated afforestation area is 377,400 mu, with 2 forest farms and 3 nurseries, and the total forestry output value is as high as 3,955,300 yuan. There are more than 50 kinds of economic forest trees, mainly apricot, peach and pepper. Animal husbandry is the main part of the county's agricultural economy.
202 1, 1, in 2020, the ranking of influential counties for rural revitalization and communication was released, and Dongxiang Autonomous County ranked seventh.
202119 Dongxiang Autonomous County was named by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission as the eighth batch of national demonstration areas for ethnic unity and progress.
In June 2020, 165438+ 10, the list of "Top 100 National Demonstration Counties and Cities for Rural Revitalization in 2020" was released, and Dongxiang Autonomous County ranked 88th.
In September, 2020, the list of top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive quality of life in China in 2020 was released, and Dongxiang Autonomous County ranked 9 1.
In September of 20 18, the list of comprehensive demonstration counties of rural e-commerce in 20 18 was released, and Dongxiang Autonomous County was on the list.