Postcode: 10000
Wuchuan County is located in the central part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, north of Hohhot City, and at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain. The geographical coordinates are 40°47′-41°23′ north latitude and 110°31′-111°53′ east longitude. The southeast and south of the county are connected to Xincheng District, Hui District and Tumut Left Banner of Hohhot City; the southwest and west are adjacent to Tumot Right Banner and Guyang County; the north is bordered by Darhan Maoming'an United Banner and Siziwang Banner; the east is bordered by Tumed Right Banner and Guyang County. It borders Zhuozi County. The county seat, Keke Ligeng Town (referred to as Ke Town), is 33 kilometers south of Hohhot City. The county is about 110 kilometers long from east to west and about 60 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??4,885 square kilometers.
As of the end of 2004, the county's total population was approximately 171,000, of which nearly 40,000 were urban residents. There are 19 ethnic groups including Han, Mongolian and Hui, among which the Han population is about 166,300 and the Mongolian population is 3,613.
The County People's Government is located in Keligeng Town. Postcode: 011700. Code: 150125. Area code: 0471. Pinyin: Wuchuan Xian.
Administrative divisions
Wuchuan County governs 3 towns and 5 townships: Keke Ligeng Town, Hale Town, Xiwulan Bulang Town, Daqingshan Township, Shangtu Hai Township, Erfenzi Township, Halahe Shao Township, Deshenggou Township.
Keligeng Town, referred to as Ke Town, is the seat of the Wuchuan County Party Committee and Government. Keke Ligeng is called "Huhe Erige" in Mongolian, which means "green cliff". Since the Ming Dynasty, this place has been a nomadic land for the Mongolian people; during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a government post station was set up here; during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it became the only place where Guihua City (today's Hohhot City) leads to Xinjiang and Outer Mongolia. Guihua City Dashengkui, a trading company traveling in Mongolia, established a trading post here. Therefore, the land is adjacent to the cliff of Daqing Mountain in the south, so the Mongolian herdsmen called it Ke Keli Geng. During the Qianlong period, merchants began to open shops here, and gradually formed a commercial market town. Following the original name of Keligeng Town. In the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), Wuchuan Office was established here; in the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Wuchuan County was established, and both the administrative and county administration were located here; in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was the seat of Wuchuan District 1. In 1958, it was renamed Chengguan People's Commune; in 1965, it was renamed the Town People's Committee; in 1968, it was renamed the Town Revolutionary Committee; in 1971, it was renamed the Town People's Commune Committee; in 1981, it was renamed the Town People's Government.
Hale Town is named after the town government is located in Hale Village. It is 25 kilometers east of Wuchuan County. In 1950, Hale was established as a district government, which was changed to Hale People's Commune in 1958; in 1966, Hale Revolutionary Committee was established; in 1984, it became Hale Township. In April 2001, the former Dalanqi Township was merged into Hale Township. In February 2002, the township was removed and established as a town, renamed Hale Town, and the six administrative villages of the original Dalan Banner Township were placed under the jurisdiction of Hale Town.
Xiwulanbulang Town is located in the west of the county, 45 kilometers away from the county seat. The town government is located in Xiwlan Bulang Village. More than 200 years ago, the Mongolian people were nomadic here. They named it "Ulan Bulang", which means "Red Spring" because there is a spring on the red soil beam in the southeast of the village. It got its name and it has still been used to this day; because it is located in the west of the county seat, the word "西" was added later. After the Wuchuan Freedom Department was transformed into a county, the Seventh District and Ulan Bulang Township were established in Xiwulan Bulang. After the Japanese invasion, the seventh district was still established here and the township was renamed Zhongren Township. After liberation, it was changed to the third district. After liberation, the Fourth District was established in Xiwulan Bulang in 1950, which was changed to the Sixth District in 1953. It was renamed Xiwulan Bulang District in 1955, and Xiwulan Bulang Township was established in 1956. The district office was withdrawn in March 1958, and the Bayi Commune was established in September. In 1962, it was renamed Xiwulan Bulang People's Commune. In 1984, it was reorganized into a township. In January 2002, the Inner Mongolia Civil Affairs Department approved the removal of the township and the establishment of a town.
Daqingshan Township is named after it is located in the hinterland of Daqingshan. It is adjacent to Daqingshan in the south and Youyou Town, Huimin District, Hohhot City. After liberation, it belonged to Chengguan Commune. In 1962, Daqingshan Commune was established. In 1984, the commune was dismantled and the township was established.
Shangtuhai Township is named after its location in Shangtuhai Village. Tuhai means "turn around the corner" in Mongolian. It is located in the hilly area of ??central Wuchuan County, 15 kilometers northwest of the county.
In 1936, Yihe Township was established, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Changhanmutai Township. In 1962, Shangtuhai People's Commune was established, and in 1984 it was renamed Shangtuhai Township.
Ermenzi Township is located 71 kilometers northwest of the county. Area is 229 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages and 43 natural villages. The total number of households is 1823, with a population of 7743, including 7254 agricultural people. Before 1900, this place belonged to the nomadic land of the Darkhan tribe. In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900), the Bailing Temple Reclamation Bureau allocated land to one square mile of land. A businessman named Zhang from Tumotezuo Banner bought ten pieces of land and ordered them according to the land parcels. Among the ten parts of the land, with the second part as the center, they built their own businesses and sold them to other merchants to open shops, thus forming a street with shop fronts on both sides and earth fences around it, becoming a small trading post in the back mountain. towns; at the same time, the remaining land was leased to farmers, who settled and built villages here, so it was called Ermenzi Village, commonly known as Bailingdi. In 1952, the Seventh District Office of Wuchuan County was established here. In 1955, it was renamed Ermenzi District Office. Erfengzi Township was established in 1952. In 1958, the Ermeizi People's Commune was established. In March 1984, it was reorganized into Erfengzi Township.
Ermenzi Township is located 71 kilometers northwest of the county. Before 1900, this place belonged to the nomadic land of the Darkhan tribe. In the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900), the Bailing Temple Reclamation Bureau allocated land to one square mile of land. A businessman named Zhang from Tumotezuo Banner bought ten pieces of land and ordered them according to the land parcels. Among the ten parts of the land, with the second part as the center, they built their own businesses and sold them to other merchants to open shops, thus forming a street with shop fronts on both sides and earth fences around it, becoming a small trading post in the back mountain. towns; at the same time, the remaining land was leased to farmers, who settled and built villages here, so it was called Ermenzi Village, commonly known as Bailingdi. In 1952, the Seventh District Office of Wuchuan County was established here. In 1955, it was renamed Ermenzi District Office. Erfengzi Township was established in 1952. In 1958, the Ermeizi People's Commune was established. In March 1984, it was reorganized into Erfengzi Township.
Halashao Township is located in the southwest of Wuchuan County. It borders Tuzuo Banner and Tuyou Banner to the south, and Guyang County to the west. It is a typical mountainous township. The township government is located in Halahe Village. Halahe Shaoxiang was established in 1950. In 1958, it was renamed Halaheshao People's Commune. In 1985, Halahe Shaoxiang was restored. In 2001, Miaogou Township was merged into Halahe Shao Township.
Deshenggou Township
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Historical evolution
The county was established in 1912. It is named after the Qingshui River in the territory.
The county belonged to the Turks in the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. It was successively under the jurisdiction of Yunzhong Dudufu, Shanyu Daduhufu and Anbei Duhufu. Entering the Liao Dynasty in the first year of Shence (916), it was under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Recruitment Division, and later became the northern border of Fengzhou, Xijing Road. Jinshi belongs to Jingzhou, Xijing Road. In the eighteenth year of Dading (1178), Tianshan County in Jingzhou was established, under the jurisdiction of today's Wuchuan County. In the Ming Dynasty, the county was called Xitumut Ranch. In the early Qing Dynasty, it belonged to the Tumed and Khalkha Right Banners of the Naturalization Department. In the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), the Wuchuan Zhili Hall was established, which was one of the twelve halls outside the mouth. It was under the jurisdiction of Shanxi's chief envoy to Guishui and prepared the army. It was set up to support the people with the title of director. It was originally planned to set up governance in Wenggon City, but due to the remoteness of the area, it was sent to Guihua City. Today's county seat was originally named Kekeyilgen (the correct pronunciation is Huhe'erige), and later it gradually evolved into Kekeligeng.
In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the office was changed into a county. When the county was established, the county had a total area of ??more than 20,000 square kilometers, including today's Wulanhua, Datan, Ziziying and other places. In the third year of the Republic of China, it was affiliated to Suiyuan Special Administrative Region. In the fourth year of the Republic of China, the county government moved from Guihua City to Kezhen. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, it was affiliated to Suiyuan Province. In October of the 26th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese and Mongolian troops invaded the county and established the puppet county office on November 14. It was under the jurisdiction of the Bayantala League and was a second-class county. In the same year, the Kuomintang County Government followed the Suiyuan People's Anti-Japanese Self-Defense Force and stationed in the Miaogou area in the mountainous area of ????the county. In September 1938, the Eighth Route Army advanced into Daqingshan, and in 1939 Wuchuan County was divided into four, namely Guiwu County, Wugui County, Wuchuan County and Wugu County. During the Anti-Japanese War, both the Communist Party and the Kuomintang had guerrilla county governments in the county, which were transferred with the army. After Japan surrendered in August 1945, Wuchuan County resumed its jurisdiction before the Anti-Japanese War and belonged to Suibei Administrative Region.
On September 19, 1949, Wuchuan County was liberated and belonged to the Salaqi District of Suiyuan Province. In October 1954, it belonged to Jining District. In August 1956, it belonged to Pingdiquan Administrative District. In March 1958, it belonged to the Ulanqab League. From January 1996 to present, it is under the jurisdiction of Hohhot City.
In 2000, Wuchuan County governed 1 town and 19 townships. According to the fifth census data: the total population is 157,530, including the population of each township (person): Keke Ligeng Town 35201 Daqingshan Township 6398 Hale Township 8147 Doudoupu Township 6424 Dalanqi Township 3361 Haolaishan Township 8996 Factory Hanmutai Township 8837 Shangtuhai Township 6659 Anzihao Township 10506 Dongtucheng Township 9649 Mushroom Yao Township 2247 Nalinggou Township 3568 Xiwulanbulang Township 8756 Zhonghouhe Township 7363 Erfenzi Township 5876 Donghongsheng Township 5455 Xihong Shanzi Township 7199 Halahe Shao Township 5573 Halamen Du Township 4068 Miaogou Township 3247
In April 2001, Dalanqi Township was merged into Hale Township; Mushroom Yao Township was merged into Nalinggou Township; Miaogou Township was merged into Halahe Shao Township. It has jurisdiction over 1 town and 15 townships: Kekeligeng Town, Daqingshan Township, Hale Township, Doudoupu Township, Hualaishan Township, Changhanmutai Township, Shangtuhai Township, Dongtucheng Township, and Nalinggou Township, Zhonghouhe Township, Xiwulan Bulang Township, Donghongsheng Township, Erfengzi Township, Xihongshanzi Township, Haleheshao Township, and Halamen Du Township.
In 2002, Xiwlan Bulang Township was abolished and Xiwlan Bulang Town was established; Hale Township was abolished and Hale Town was established, and the six administrative villages of the original Dalan Banner Township (later merged into 3) and placed under the jurisdiction of Hale Town.
After the elimination of townships and towns in 2001-2002, the original 19 townships, 1 town, 123 village committees, and 964 natural villages were adjusted to 13 townships, 3 towns, and 93 village committees. Yes, 964 natural villages. Namely: Keke Ligeng Town, Hale Town, Xiwulan Bulang Town, Daqingshan Township, Doudoupu Township, Hualaishan Township, Changhanmutai Township, Shangtuhai Township, Dongtucheng Township, Nalinggou Township, Zhonghouhe Township, Donghongsheng Township, Erfenzi Township, Xihongshanzi Township, Halahe Shao Township, and Halamen Du Township.
Keke Ligeng Town originally governed Northwest Street, Jianshe Street, Dongguanjing, Xiguanjing, Wenhua Street, Xindong Street, Xinxi Street, Gongye North Street, Gongye South Street, and Fengshou North Street. , Fengshou South Street, and 12 riverside neighborhood committees; 8 village committees including Furudong, Dashuigedong, Juzihao, Tianli Mutu, Sanshengtai, Daxingchang, Wulanhudong, and Dingxiangying. It currently has jurisdiction over four neighborhood committees: Xindong Street, Xinxi Street, Dongguanjing, and Xiguanjing, as well as Furudong, Dashuigedong, Juzihao, Tianlimutu, Sanshengtai, Daxingchang, and Wulanhudong. , 8 administrative villages in Dingxiangying.
Xiwlanbulang Town is located in the west of the county, adjacent to the townships of Halaheshao, Halamendu, Xihongshan, Zhonghouhe, and Nalinggou. Covering an area of ??352.7 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over three village committees: Ulan Bulang, Houwan Tu, and Shi La Tu, and 63 natural villages. The total population is 11,200, including 9,209 agricultural people.
Hale Town is adjacent to Hongzhao Township in Chayouzhong Banner, to Baoheshao Township in Xincheng District to the south, to Doudoupu Township and Haolaishan Township of this county to the west, and to Siziwang Banner to the north. Connected to East No. 8 Township. Area is 440.2 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 8 administrative villages and 95 natural villages: Geliaoba, Badudi, Jiuyingzi, Baishaquanzi, Gengenqu, Chahannaobao, Deshengying and Wusutu. The total population is 13,015, including 12,860 agricultural people and 307 Mongolians.
Daqingshan Township is adjacent to Daqingshan and Youyou Town, Huimin District, Hohhot City to the south, to Qingshan Township, Tuzuo Banner, to the southwest, and to Moguyao Township, Anzihao Township, and Doudoupu Township of this county to the northwest and east. connected. The geographical coordinates are 110°31′-111°52′ in the east and 40°47′-43°23′ in the north. It is about 25 kilometers long from east to west and 20 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??527.9 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 6 administrative villages, Jingergou, Wulanbulang, Ganzhihan, Daxingyou, Wudaogou and Daming, and 64 natural villages, with a total population of 7,050, including 6,810 agricultural people.
Doudoupu Township is named after the town is located in Doudoupu Village. It is located 15 kilometers east of Wuchuan County, adjacent to Hale Town in the east, Ke Town and Daqingshan Township in the west, and Hujiao in the south. , connected to Hualaishan in the north. The whole territory is 31 kilometers long from north to south and 15 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of ??260 square kilometers. The population is 7135 people. It has jurisdiction over six village committees: Zhenxingyuan, Daqiandi, Doudoupu, Chefu, Bugesu, and Yixingyuan. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it came under the jurisdiction of Hale Township. The Chepu People's Commune was established in 1961. In 1971, the Chepu Commune moved to Doudoupu Village. In 1982, it was renamed Doudoupu People's Commune, and in 1984 it was renamed Doudoupu Township. In 2002, the original 8 administrative villages were adjusted to 6 administrative villages, and 62 natural villages were merged into 56 natural villages.
Hualaishan Township is located in the northeast of Ke Town, the county seat, 26 kilometers away from the county seat and 68 kilometers away from Hohhot. The total area is 146.4 square kilometers. The total population is 11,004, including 10,628 agricultural people. It has jurisdiction over 7 village committees, including Hualaishan, Dashadai, Wufutang, Gedinggai, Nantangfang, Dashawo and Huangyangqu, and 62 natural villages. Hualai is a Mongolian word, which is the homophonic pronunciation of "Haolai", which means the place of "throat". Therefore, it is located at a mountain pass and is a traffic chokepoint, so herdsmen call it "Haolai Mountain". Later, farmers surnamed Yang from Shanxi moved here, rented farmland, and formed a village. The original name of the village was used, and it was later called "Hualaishan". In 1958, the People's Commune was established and the township government was located here. In 1984, the community was withdrawn and renamed Hualaishan Township. In 2002, the original East Xiaoquan was merged into Gedinggai, and the original Xiaoxitan was merged into Wufutang.
Changhanmutai Township is located in the northern part of Wuchuan County, bordering Xilamuren of Damao Banner to the north and Taipingzhuang Township of Siziwang Banner of Ulanqab City. It is bordered by Hualaishan and Hualai Mountains of the county to the east, west and south respectively. Shangtuhai, Kezhen and other towns are neighbors. The seat of the township government is 20 kilometers away from the county town. The total area is 164 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 6 administrative villages, Lu Heying, Bainihao, No. 7, Liujia, Geben, and Mamitu, and 61 natural villages (including 10 Lu Heying, 12 Bainihao, 9 No. 7, and 13 Liujia). , 9 Geben, 8 Mamitu), with a total population of 10,736. In 1953, the third district was established in Changhanmutai and Changhanmutai Township was established. In 1955, the third district was renamed Dongchang Hanmutai District. The district was withdrawn in August 1957, and the People's Commune of Changhanmutai Township was established in 1958, with jurisdiction over Changhanmutai, Shangtuhai and Anzihao. In 1984, it was restructured into Changhanmutai Township, with jurisdiction over 7 village committees. In 2002, it was adjusted to 6 administrative villages.
Shangtuhai Township is located in the hilly area in the central part of Wuchuan County, 15 kilometers northwest of the county seat. It borders Changhanmutai Township to the east and Zhonghouhe Township and Dongtucheng Township to the southwest. The total area is 119.5 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, Tuhai, Dongfangzi, Xiaoxitan and Heishaotu, and 40 natural villages, with an agricultural population of 8,209.
Dongtucheng Township is located in the central and western part of Wuchuan County, with a total area of ??225 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 6 administrative villages: Mawangmiao, Sanjianfang, Mengdu Naobao, Taoligai, Wujia and Sandaohe, and 58 natural villages with a population of 10,906.
Nalinggou Township is located in the southwest of the county, bordering Ke Town to the east, Tuzuo Banner to the south, Halahe Shao Township to the west, and Dongtucheng and Rural Areas and Wulanbu Township to the north. The wandering countryside depends on each other. Area is 496.2 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 8 village committees: Qianyaozi, Naringgou, Daluhao, Dongpo, Dashuncheng, Xiaojiantan, Heishatu and Maolinba, 62 natural villages, with a total population of 6872, and the township government’s resident tavern village. 40 kilometers away from the county seat. In 2001, the original Mushroom Yao Township was merged into Nalinggou Township.
Zhonghouhe Township is located 35 kilometers northwest of Ke Town. Covering an area of ??262 square kilometers, it has jurisdiction over 6 village committees, Shibatai, Sidayong, Jubaozhuang, Hongshanzi, Dayike and Donghouhe, and 47 natural villages, with a total population of 8,019 people. In the Ming Dynasty, this place was a hunting and pasture land for Damao Banner, and was named Kundulun. In the Qing Dynasty, it was a horse racing field, and the government granted permission to cultivate crops. Farmers from Shanxi, Hebei and other places came here to farm and renamed it Zhonghou River. Zhonghouhe Township was established in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1958, it came under the jurisdiction of Bayi Commune. In 1962, Zhonghouhe Commune was established, and in 1984 it was changed to Houhe Township.
Donghongsheng Township is located in the northwest of Wuchuan County, adjacent to Shibao Town of Dalhan Maoming'an United Banner to the north, to the south to Xiwulan Bulang Town of Wuchuan County, and to the east of Zhonghou Wuchuan County It is connected to Hexiang Township and borders Ermenzi Township of Wuchuan County to the west. It is 58 kilometers away from Wuchuan County. The total area is 178 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, Huaxi, Nanwan, Shuangyucheng, and Nansuji, and 34 natural villages. The total population is 6,376. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Donghongsheng Township was under the jurisdiction of Erweizi District. Donghongsheng People's Commune was established in 1958 and changed to Donghongsheng Township in 1984.
Ermenzi Township is located 71 kilometers northwest of the county. Area is 229 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 4 administrative villages, including Wuerzi, Linjiayubu, Kuisu and Nalinghe, and 43 natural villages. The total population is 7743, including 7254 agricultural population.
Xihongshanzi Township is located on the northwest edge of Wuchuan County, 80 kilometers away from Ke Town, the county seat, and borders Guyang County to the west. The altitude is 1800-2100 meters, with a total area of ??356 square kilometers and a total population of 9963. It has jurisdiction over 7 village committees: Danhaotu, Naimugou, Heishatu, Yaojia, Baiyanhua, Heilanghao and Changhanjilao.
Halashao Township is located in the southwest of Wuchuan County. The average altitude is 1,700 meters. It is 31.5 kilometers long from east to west and 33.4 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??556 square kilometers. Population: 10,082 people. It has jurisdiction over 7 administrative villages and 83 natural villages, including Halaheshao, Gonghudong, Miaoquzi, Naobao, Yushudian, Miaogou and Tuchengzi. The township government is in Halaheshao Village.
The only village of Haramen is Harimaodu, which means "black forest" in Mongolian. Guli Valley runs through the whole territory from north to south, with gurgling water at the bottom of the ditch and dense forests on the ditch slopes and cliffs, hence its name. The township government is located in Houwan Natural Village in Damiao Administrative Village, 80 kilometers away from the county seat. The total area is 246.7 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over three village committees: Houyingzi, Damiao and Jihudong. The total population is 4195, including 4116 agricultural population. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Hasheng Township was established; in 1955, it was renamed Halamen Duxiang; in 1958, Halamen Du People's Commune was established; in 1985, its original name was restored to Halamen Duxiang. In 2002, the original 5 villages were merged into 3 administrative villages.
In January 2021, the 2020 Rural Revitalization Communication Influence County Ranking was released, and Wuchuan County ranked 471st.
In June 2020, Wuchuan County was included in the second batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Jinsui Area).
On February 21, 2017, Wuchuan County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2016.