Huyu Township

Huyu Township (simplified Chinese: 户育乡; traditional Chinese: 戶育鄉; pinyin: Hùyù Xiāng; Jingpo: Hu yup or Hi yup) is a township in Ruili, Yunnan, China. As of the 2016 statistics it had a population of 8,521 and an area of 204 square kilometres (79 sq mi).

Huyu Township 户育乡
Township
Entrance of the Government of Huyu Township
Huyu Township in Ruili
Huyu Township Location in Yunnan.
Coordinates: 23°57′08″N 97°43′50″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Autonomous prefecture	Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
County-level city	Ruili
Incorporated (township)	1986
Area
• Total	204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	8,521
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	678602
Area code	0692

Etymology

The name of "Huyu" means a place where wild musas grow in Dai language.

Administrative divisions

As of 2016, the township is divided into four villages:

• Huyu (户育村)
• Nongxian (弄贤村)
• Banling (班岭村)
• Leinong (雷弄村)

History

In 1956, the Government of Ruili County set up the Huyu Production and Culture Station to maintain control of the region. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed "Huyu People's Commune" and then "Dongfeng People's Commune" (东风公社). It was incorporated as a township in 1986.^[1]

Geography

The township lies at the northwestern Ruili. To the northwest, the region is bounded by the Namwan River.

The highest point in the town/township is Yingpan Mountain (营盘山) which stands 1,765.5 metres (5,792 ft) above sea level.^[2] The lowest point is Tuanjie Groove (团结大沟; 'Unity Groove'), which, at 769 metres (2,523 ft) above sea level.^[2]

Economy

The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture. The main crops are rice, rubber, grapefruit, and dendrobium nobile.^[3]

The Ruili Huanshan Industrial Park (second-phase project) sits in the township.

Demographics

Population census

Year	Pop.	±%
2016	8,521	—

In 2016, the local population was 8,521, including 2,389 Han (28%) and 4,703 Jingpo (55.2%).^[4]

Transportation

The Longling–Ruili Expressway Nongdao Extension Road passes across the township.