As of 2018, Zhenyuan County has 8 townships and 4 townships (including 1 ethnic township).
The 8 townships are Maoyang Township, Jiaoxi Township, Qingxi Township, Yangping Township, Yangchang Township, Duping Township, Jianggu Township, and Jinbao Township; and the 4 townships are Chungxi Township, Jingjing Township, Dadi Township, and Shangzhai Tujia Township.
Zhenyuan County has a total area of 1,878 square kilometers, with 110 administrative villages, 5 communities and 4 neighborhood committees in 12 townships, with a total population of 259,000 people, of which 99,000 people are from 22 ethnic minorities such as Miao, Dong, and Tujia, accounting for 38.22% of the total population.
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Geography
Location: Zhenyuan County belongs to the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou Province, and is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River system and the southeastern part of Guizhou, in the midst of the lofty mountains and peaks in the eastern part of the Guizhou Plateau, in the remnants of the Wuling Mountains. It is located at the border of Huaihua, Tongren and Qiandongnan regions of Hunan-Guizhou provinces, where five counties meet.
Geology: Soil types in Zhenyuan County include red soil, yellow red soil, yellow brown soil, lime soil, purple soil, rice soil and tidal soil.
Geomorphology: Zhenyuan County is located in the central part of the low hills of Qiandong, tilting towards the center from the northwest and southwest.
Climate: Zhenyuan County belongs to the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, four distinct seasons, water and heat in the same season, no severe cold in winter, and no scorching heat in summer. The rainy season enters in April every year, and ends in late October. Rainfall in the rainy season accounts for about 84% of the annual rainfall, and the rainfall from May to June is a concentrated period.
Hydrology: There are 106 rivers*** of different sizes in Zhenyuan, with a total length of 693 kilometers, and the density of river network is 0.37km/km?
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