Maguan, Guizhou

Maguan Town (simplified Chinese: 马官镇; traditional Chinese: 馬官鎮; pinyin: Mǎguān Zhèn) is a rural town in Puding County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 44,596 and an area of 115.07-square-kilometre (44.43 sq mi).

Maguan Town

马官镇
Town
Maguan Town
Location in Guizhou.
Coordinates: 26°13′24″N 105°45′04″E
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityAnshun
CountyPuding County
Area
 • Total115.07 km2 (44.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
44,596
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
562101
Area code(s)0851

Administrative division

As of 2020, the town is divided into three residential neighborhoods and seven villages:[1]

Neighborhoods
  • Maguan Community
  • Mapu (马堡)
  • Xinmapu Community (新马堡社区)
Villages
  • Tianxing Village (天兴村)
  • Jinhe Village (金荷村)
  • Zhongshan Village (中山村)
  • Yuguan Village (余官村)
  • Shuangyu Village (双玉村)
  • Puqiao Village (堡桥村)
  • Tunyuan Village (屯院村)

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry.[2][3]

Culture

Festive lantern (Chinese: 花灯) is the most influence local theater.[4]

Transportation

The Guizhou-Kunming railway passes across the town east to west.

Attractions

Yuzhenshan Temple, Tianlongshan Temple and Fengxiashan Temple are Buddhist temples in the town.

Wenchang Pavilion is a famous scenic spot.

Notable people
  • Ren Kecheng (Chinese: 任可澄; 1878–1946), politician, minister of Education in the Peiyang government
  • Liu Gangji (1933–2019), philosopher and professor at Wuhan University

References
  1. 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：马官镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. 马官镇：飞地小工厂开工. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-07-26.
  3. 马官镇工会：让村民实现从种庄稼到“种文化”的蝶变. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016-07-02.
  4. 贵州普定：传统花灯照亮新生活. Baidu (in Chinese). 2018.
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