Jichang (Shuicheng County)
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Jichang
鸡场镇 | |||||||
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  Jichang Location in Guizhou | |||||||
| Coordinates: 26°15′59″N 104°40′01″E / 26.26639°N 104.66694°E | |||||||
| Country | People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Province | Guizhou | ||||||
| Prefecture-level city | Liupanshui | ||||||
| County | Shuicheng | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• Total | 116 km2 (45 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||
• Total | 22,000 | ||||||
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | ||||||
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) | ||||||
| Postal code | 553038 | ||||||
| Area code | (0)858 | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 雞場鎮 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 鸡场镇 | ||||||
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Jichang (Chinese: 鸡场镇) is a rural town in Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province, China.[1] The town is located at the junction of Guizhou and Yunnan. The town is located on the southern Shuicheng County. It borders Xuanwei City in the north, Yingpan Miao, Yi and Bai Ethnic Township in the south, Faer Town in the east, and Panzhou in the west. Seven ethnic groups, including Han, Buyi, Yi, Miao, Gelao and Bai, live in the town, of which 11,812 are ethnic minorities, accounting for 41.47% of the total population.
Administrative division
The town is divided into 8 villages:
- Pingdi (坪地村)
- Shangying (上营村)
- Jingtou (箐头村)
- Daba (大坝古村)
- Xiaoba (小坝古村)
- Qizhi (旗帜村)
- Ouzi (凹子村)
- Anquan (安全村)
Geography
The highest point in the town is Mount Badan (Chinese: 八担山), which, at 2,680 metres (8,790 ft) above sea level. The lowest point is Dadukou (Chinese: 大渡口) which stands 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level. The average altitude is about 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).