By the end of 2018, there were 18850 registered residents in Biyu Town[2]；As of June 2020, Biyu Town has 16 administrative villages under its jurisdiction[3]；Town Government in Xincheng Village[1]。
In 2011, the total financial revenue of Biyu Town was 220000 yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year. At the end of the year, the balance of various deposits was 1.244 million yuan, and the balance of various loans was 780000 yuan[4]；In 2018, Biyu Town has 13 industrial enterprises and 2 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters[2]。
In August 1958, it was changed into Jasper Commune.
In September 1983, it was changed to Biyu Township[1]。
In 2017, the township was changed into a town.[5]
administrative division
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As of June 2020, Biyu Town has jurisdiction over 16 administrative villages: Biyu Village, Xincheng Village, Leicha Village, Zhaohe Village, Niuluo Village, Yangwa Village, Shitan Village, Nancha Village, Zhuchuan Village, Lichuan Village, Zhaogou Village, Kewan Village, Yuecha Village, Chenshan Village, Yuguan Village, Xiaohe Village[3]。
Biyu Town is located in the southern edge of the Loess Plateau. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The terrain is mountains in the north and south, narrow and flat in the east and west. There are stone canyons and granite exposed landforms. The highest point in the territory is located in Nancha Daliang, 1608 meters above sea level;The lowest point is located in Xiaohe Village, 1300 meters above sea level[1]。
climate
Biyu Town has a temperate semi humid and semi-arid monsoon climate, with an average temperature of 8.0 ℃ for many years and - 6.4 ℃ in January;The average temperature in July is 19.9 ℃, the annual average growth period is 250 days, the annual average frost free period is 150 days, the annual average sunshine hours are 2079.8 hours, and the annual precipitation is 380 mm[1]。
hydrology
The riverway in Biyu Town belongs to the Yellow River basin. The largest river in Biyu Town is Niugu River, which runs through the territory from west to east. It flows into Gangu County via Lianjiachuan, Xiangnan Township, with a length of 13 kilometers and a drainage area of 100 square kilometers[1]。
Mineral resources
Mineral resources in Biyu Town mainly come from marble and granite, of which marble is mainly distributed in Dingjiahe, Niuluo Village, with a proven reserve of about 7.4 million tons;Granite is mainly distributed in jasper gorge, with geological reserves of 30 million cubic meters, and 4 million cubic meters have been mined[1]。
population
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By the end of 2011, the total population of Biyu Town was 19661, including 527 permanent urban residents, with an urbanization rate of 2.7%, and 5137 floating population.In the total population, there are 9889 males, accounting for 50.3%;9772 women accounted for 49.7%;3044 people under 14 years old, accounting for 15.5%;14521 people aged 15-64, accounting for 73.9%;2096 people over 65 years old, accounting for 10.6%;The total population is Han nationality, with a birth rate of 7.2 ‰, a mortality rate of 4.6 ‰ and a natural population growth rate of 2.6 ‰[1]。
By the end of 2018, there were 18850 registered residents in Biyu Town[2]。
Picture of Biyu Town
Economics
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In 2011, the total financial revenue of Biyu Town was 220000 yuan, an increase of 3.5% over the previous year. At the end of the year, the balance of various deposits was 1.244 million yuan, and the balance of various loans was 780000 yuan[4]。
In 2011, the agriculture of Biyu Town was dominated by planting, with 91000 mu of arable land, 4.8 mu per capita;The available grassland area is 29000 mu, the forest land area is 28000 mu, and the total agricultural output value has reached 56.78 million yuan, up 6% over the previous year. The main food crops are winter wheat, corn, and potatoes, producing 17833 tons of grain, 932 kg per capita, including 991.3 tons of wheat, 14044 tons of corn, and 2511 tons of potatoes. The main cash crops include flax, traditional Chinese medicine, and vegetables, including 589 tons of flax,220 tons of traditional Chinese medicine, 182 tons of vegetables, 294 mu of apple planting area, and 244 tons of output[4]。
By the end of 2011, Biyu Town had 50 commercial outlets, more than 100 employees, and the total sales of social goods was 1.056 million yuan, up 9% over the previous year;One urban and rural fair, with an annual turnover of 1.5 million yuan[4]。
In 2018, Biyu Town has 13 industrial enterprises and 2 comprehensive stores or supermarkets with a business area of more than 50 square meters[2]。
Pictures of flax in Biyu Town
social undertakings
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education
At the end of 2011, there were 15 primary schools in Biyu Town with 1430 students and 117 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of school-age children in primary schools was 100%;One junior high school, 1142 students, 78 full-time teachers. The enrollment rate of the school-age population in junior high school, the enrollment rate of primary school to junior high school, and the coverage rate of nine-year compulsory education all reach 100%. The main school is Biyu Junior High School, and the education funds in the financial budget are 1.258 million yuan[4]。
Biyu Town
Cultural undertakings
By the end of 2011, Biyu Town had 1 cultural station, 16 village cultural rooms, 6 village libraries, 12000 books, and 3 full-time cultural practitioners[4]。
medical and health work
By the end of 2011, Biyu Town had 25 medical and health institutions at all levels, including 1 township hospital and 17 village clinics;There are 8 beds, 16 professional health personnel, including 7 licensed (assistant) doctors, 9 registered nurses, 400 medical institutions (above the outpatient department) who have completed diagnosis and treatment, 15 inpatient operations, 250 discharged patients, 18174 new rural cooperative medical care participants, with a participation rate of 95%[4]。
social security
In 2011, the number of urban minimum living security households in Biyu Town was 27, with 31 people, and the expenditure was 67000 yuan, with a monthly per capita of 179 yuan, an increase of 18% over the previous year; the number of rural minimum living security households was 814, with 3341 people, and the expenditure was 3.515 million yuan, an increase of 56% over the previous year;173 people are supported by five guarantees in rural areas, with an expenditure of 420000 yuan;163 person times of rural medical assistance, 48 person times of cooperative medical care funded by the civil affairs department, with a total expenditure of 536000 yuan;16 people received temporary relief in rural areas, with an expenditure of 20000 yuan; 30 people received state pension and subsidies, with an expenditure of 1.19 million yuan, an increase of 54.4% over the previous year; 13690 people participated in the new rural social endowment insurance at the end of the year, with a participation rate of 77%[4]。
traffic
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Biyu Town has 310 national roads passing through, with a total length of 17.3 kilometers, 12 kilometers of township asphalt road, and 2 kilometers of village cement road. In 2011, there was one passenger station, 15 daily passenger flights, and 200 daily passenger traffic[4]。
