Yuxi Town | |
Native Name: | 玉溪镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
Subdivision Name2: | Zunyi |
Subdivision Name3: | Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County |
Area Total Km2: | 245.89 |
Population Total: | 76,379 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 28.8658°N 107.6056°W |
Pushpin Map: | China Guizhou |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guizhou |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +08:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 563502 |
Area Code: | 0851 |
Yuxi is a town in Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County, Guizhou, China. As of the 2016 census it had a population of 76,379 and an area of 245.89km2.
As of 2016, the town is divided into eight villages:
The highest point in the town stands above sea level. The lowest point is at above sea level.
Furong River, Mei River, Bayu Stream, Yu Stream, Pan Stream, Shuicun Stream flow through the town.
Yuxi is in the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 1070mm, a frost-free period of 250 days and annual average sunshine hours about 1000 to 1100 hours. The highest temperature is, and the lowest temperature is 4.6C.
The economy is supported primarily by farming, ranching and mineral resources. Mineral resources include phosphate iron, hematite, coal line, glass, granite, calcite, silica, manganese, etc. In 2022, Yuxi accomplished a regional GDP of 252.06 billion yuan, with a growth of 4.3% at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 24.73 billion yuan, an increase of 5.0%; the added value of the secondary industry was 113.03 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7%; and the added value of the tertiary industry was 114.30 billion yuan, an increase of 2.0%.[1]
The main attractions are the Yundingshan Scenic Spot, Shaba Reservoir, Songjiang Rafting, and Songjiang Hot Spring .
Panxi Temple is a Buddhist temple located in the town, which was originally built in the Yuan dynasty (1271 - 1368).
Wantian Palace is a Taoist temple built in the Daoguang period (1821 - 1850) of the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911), which has been designated as a provincial key cultural unit.