Tietong Township (original) (raw)

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Township in Anhui, People's Republic of China

Tietong Township 铁铜乡
Township
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Coordinates: 30°40′09″N 117°13′13″E / 30.66917°N 117.22028°E / 30.66917; 117.22028
Country People's Republic of China
Province Anhui
Prefecture-level city Tongling
County Zongyang County
Area
• Total 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population (2020) 2,448
Time zone UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code 246700
Area code 0562
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Literal meaning Township of Iron and Copper
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinTiětóng Xiāng

Tietong Township (Chinese: 铁铜乡; lit. 'Township of Iron and Copper') is a township in Zongyang County, Anhui, China. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 2,448 and an area of 12.3-square-kilometre (4.7 sq mi). It is an island between the Yangtze River and Jia River.

On July 16, 2020, all the remaining 2,272 people were evacuated except 176 left behind due to the flood inundated the island.[1]

Administrative division

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As of 2017, the township is divided into four villages:

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. The main vegetables are lotus bean, green bean, carrot, mustard, and cabbage.

Ferry is the main mode of transportation.

  1. ^ 洪水肆掠 老人带家禽一起走. Sina (in Chinese). 16 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.