Which city does Xichuan County belong to?

Xichuan County belongs to Nanyang City.

Xichuan County is located in the border of southwest Henan and the golden zone at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces, and belongs to Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is named after the formation of a hundred-mile alluvial plain through Xichuan. Surprisingly, the terrain was dangerous, and it was easy to defend but difficult to attack in ancient times. Known as "there is no war in the Central Plains, and the soldiers move in the country". The county covers a total area of 2,820 square kilometers and governs 17 towns (streets) and 499 villages (communities). According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 on June 2020, the permanent population of Xichuan County was 538,569.

Xichuan, known as Danyang in ancient times, has a long history and splendid culture, and is one of the birthplaces of Chu culture. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Danyang, the capital of Chu, was located. In the 800-year history of Chu, Danyang has been its capital for more than 300 years. Chu people took Danyang as the starting point and decided to dominate, expand their territory and conquer the south all the way during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They have unified more than 50 small countries, become the hegemon of the South, and created splendid culture. It has trained a generation of influential historical figures, such as Shang Sheng Fan Li, historian Ye Fan and materialist thinker Fan Zhen.

Natural Resources in Xichuan County

There are five rivers in the territory: Danjiang River, Guanhe River, Qihe River, Taohe River and Diaohe River, with an annual surface runoff of 560 million cubic meters and hydropower reserves of 63,000 kilowatts. Danjiang Reservoir, the largest artificial freshwater lake in Asia, covers an area of 400 square kilometers and has a storage capacity of 29 billion cubic meters. The main rivers in Xichuan are Danjiang, Stork, Qihe, Taohe and Diaohe.

Xichuan County belongs to the Hanjiang River system in the Yangtze River basin, and the Danjiang River runs through the whole territory from northwest to southeast. The area of Danjiang River and its tributaries accounts for 93.5% of the county area. The main tributaries are Qihe River, Taohe River and Laogu River, which flow into the main stream of Danjiang River at Vance, Jinying and Madeng respectively, and the control basin area is above 1 10,000 square kilometers. Diaohe River belongs to Tangbaihe River system, with a drainage area of 182.5 square kilometers, accounting for 6.5% of the total area of the county.

Xichuan County involves three towns, namely Houpo, Xianghua and Jiuzhong, which are located at the junction of the western Nanyang Basin, the eastern Tang Dan Basin, the Houpo in the southeast of Xichuan County, the eastern edge of Jiuzhong Township and the western plain of Dengxian County. In addition, it is also distributed in the main tributaries of various rivers, with 8 river basins with an area of over 100 square kilometers, and 9 river basins with an area of less than 100 square kilometers and over 30 square kilometers.

By the end of 20 19, 42 kinds of mineral resources have been proved to be exploitable, among which the reserves of blue asbestos, tiger's eye stone and rosin beige marble rank first in China, blue asbestos is mainly distributed in Shangji, Maotang and Huang Xi, with a total length of 34 kilometers, and the reserves of placer gold, lime plaster, gypsum and dolomite rank first in the province.

In 20 10, a general survey of vanadium mines in the area from neixiang county Bridge to Shangji in Xichuan County was carried out, and the vanadium mine resources were found to be 1 0 million tons, and1super-large deposit was submitted. It is reported that this is the largest vanadium mine in Henan Province, accounting for a quarter of the existing vanadium resources in Henan. Xichuan county 1 1 villages and towns are rich in vanadium soil resources, with the characteristics of wide distribution, large reserves, stable level and easy exploitation. The proven vanadium resources amount to more than 3 million tons, with an average grade of 65438 0.5%.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xichuan County