Tianhe | |||||||
Native Name: | 天河镇 | ||||||
Native Name Lang: | zh | ||||||
Settlement Type: | Town | ||||||
Pushpin Map: | China Guangxi | ||||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangxi | ||||||
Coordinates: | 24.7797°N 108.6922°W | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China | ||||||
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Guangxi | ||||||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city | ||||||
Subdivision Name2: | Hechi | ||||||
Subdivision Type3: | Autonomous county | ||||||
Subdivision Name3: | Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County | ||||||
Established Title1: | Incorporated (township) | ||||||
Established Date1: | 1984 | ||||||
Established Title2: | Designated (town) | ||||||
Established Date2: | 1992 | ||||||
Area Total Km2: | 191.07 | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2019 | ||||||
Population Total: | 22788 | ||||||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
Timezone1: | China Standard | ||||||
Utc Offset1: | +08:00 | ||||||
Postal Code Type: | Postal code | ||||||
Postal Code: | 546407 | ||||||
Area Code Type: | Area code | ||||||
Area Code: | 0778 | ||||||
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Tianhe is a town in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China.[1] As of the 2019 census it had a population of 22,788 and an area of 191.07km2.
As of 2021, the town is divided into one community and fourteen villages:
The region historically known as "Tianhe County" in ancient times.
It was controlled by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on 11 February 1950 and came under the jurisdiction of Yishan Special District . Tianhe County was revoked on 23 April 1953 and merged into Luocheng County. In 1958, it was renamed "Tianhe People's Commune" . It was incorporated as a township in 1984 and was upgraded to a town in August 1992.
The town is situated at the west of Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County. It is surrounded by Qiaoshan Township on the north, Huaiqun Town on the west, Siba Town on the east, and Yizhou District on the south.
The highest point in the town is Liushe Mountain, which, at above sea level.
The Xiaolong River flows through the town.
The town is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an average annual temperature of, total annual rainfall of 1441.7mm, a frost-free period of 320 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1403 hours.
The economy of the town is strongly based on agriculture, including farming and pig-breeding. The main crops are rice and corn. Economic crops are mainly rapeseed and vegetable.
The 2019 census showed the town's population to be 22,788, a decrease of −1.6% from the 2011 census.