Population: about 640,000 people Population density: 175 people/km2 Jinzhai County is located in the west of Anhui Province.

The total area is 3667 square kilometers.

The total population is 640,000 (2004).

The County People's Government is located in Meishan Town, Postal Code: 237300.

Code: 341524.

Area code: 0564.

Pinyin: Jinzhai Xian.

Administrative division: Jinzhai County governs 11 towns and 15 townships: Meishan Town, Xianghongdian Town, Qingshan Town, Yanzihe Town, Tiantangzhai Town, Gubei Town, Wujiadian Town, Banzhuyuan Town, Tangjiahui Town, Nan

Xi Town, Shuanghe Town, Baitafan Township, Zhangchong Township, Youfangdian Township, Changling Township, Huaishuwan Township, Huashi Township, Shahe Township, Taoling Township, Guoziyuan Township, Guanmiao Township, Yinshanfan

Township, Quanjun Township, Zhangfan Township, Shuizhuping Township, Tiechong Township.

Historical evolution Jinzhai County was established in 1949, named after the county administration Jinjiazhai.

In 1997, _Long Town was renamed Shuanghe Town.

The town people's government is located in Shuanghe.

In 2000, Jinzhai County governed 12 towns and 16 townships.

According to the fifth census data: the total population of the county is 582,067, including: Meishan Town 55586 Jiangdian Town 43358 Xianghongdian Town 14947 Qingshan Town 21258 Yanzihe Town 23667 Tiantangzhai Town 15963 Gubei Town 30119 Wujiadian Town 25154 Bamboo

Yuan Town 19926 Tangjiahui Town 30114 Nanxi Town 47003 Shuanghe Town 23458 Baitafan Township 38647 Zhangchong Township 11466 Youfangdian Township 24219 Changling Township 16080 Huaishuwan Township 23347 Huashi Township 13049 Shahe Township 12731 Taoling Township 24075 Guoziyuan Township 1238 6

Guanmiao Township 9993 Yinshanfan Township 8533 Hongchong Township 5742 Quanjun Township 8800 Zhangfan Township 7815 Shuizhuping Township 4725 Tiechong Township 9906 On September 20, 2004, the Lu'an Municipal People's Government "About the Administrative Division of Jinzhai County Townships"

Part of the document "Request for Instructions for Adjustment" (Liu Zheng [2004] No. 40): Jinzhai County is located in the western part of Anhui Province, at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, at the junction of seven counties and two districts in the three provinces of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui. It is a collection of old areas, reservoir areas, and deep mountains.

It is a national-level key county for poverty alleviation and development that integrates districts and districts, with a total area of ??3,814 square kilometers, a population of 641,648 (including 81,640 non-agricultural people), and jurisdiction over 28 towns (12 towns, 16 townships), 427 administrative villages,

There are 20 neighborhood committees and the average population of the township is 22,916.

After study, it is planned to abolish 2 towns in Jinzhai and adjust the existing 28 towns into 26 towns (11 towns and 15 townships).

After the adjustment, the average area of ??townships was adjusted from 136.21 square kilometers to 146.69 square kilometers, and the average population increased from 22,916 to 24,680.

The specific plans are as follows: 1. Abolish Jiangdian Town and Hongchong Township.

2. Adjust Meishan Town and merge Jiangdian Town and Hongchong Township into Meishan Town.

After adjustment, Meishan Town has jurisdiction over 11 neighborhood committees and 42 administrative villages, with an area of ??315.1 square kilometers and a population of 110,896.

The town government is located in Meishan (formerly the seat of Meishan town government).

3. Retain 25 towns including Nanxi and Baitafan.

The 10 towns of Nanxi, Gubei, Shuanghe, Tangjiahui, Qingshan, Banzhuyuan, Yanzihe, Wujiadian, Tiantangzhai, Xianghongdian and Baitafan, Youfangdian, Huaishuwan, Taoling and Changling are preserved.

There are 15 townships: , Huashi, Shahe, Guoziyuan, Zhangchong, Guanmiao, Tiechong, Yinshanfan, Quanjun, Zhangfan and Shuizhuping.

4. According to the requirements of Document No. 10 of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government [2003], all mountainous towns and villages with a population of less than 15,000 should be adjusted.

Because Jinzhai is located in a remote mountainous area, the topography and landforms form a closed system, traffic is blocked, and the average altitude is more than 500 meters. Among them, Zhangfan Township is located at the foot of Tiantangzhai, one of the main peaks of the Dabie Mountains, with an average altitude of more than 720 meters, and a total area of ??101

square kilometers, with a total population of 8,223 people and a population density of 81.4 people/square kilometers. There is only one road connected to the outside world. The people in remote village groups are more than 30 kilometers away from the nearest Yanzihe market town, and the territory has high mountains, deep valleys, and dense forests.

The task of forest protection and fire prevention is extremely arduous.

Quanjun Township belongs to the upper reaches of Meishan Reservoir and borders Gushi County, Henan Province. It has a total area of ??108 square kilometers, a total population of 9,763 people, and a population density of 90.3 people/square kilometers. Most people live in the front line of the reservoir area, and there are many river branches in the territory.

And there are many mountains and ridges with relative height differences of more than one thousand meters, making transportation extremely inconvenient.

Yinshanfan Township borders Shangcheng County, Henan Province, with a total area of ??72.2 square kilometers, a population of 9,863, and an average density of 136 people/square kilometers. The township is only 37 kilometers away from Shangcheng County. It has a special geographical location, complex social relations, and administrative management.

It is easy to form dead ends and dead ends, so the construction of grassroots organizations at the rural two levels must be strengthened.

Zhangfan Township, Quanjun Township, and Yinshanfan Township are not easy to evacuate.

Shuizhuping Township, Tiechong Township, Guanmiao Township, Zhangchong, Guoziyuan Township, and Shahe Township all belong to alpine mountainous townships. They are geographically remote, sparsely populated, live in scattered areas, and have heavy forest protection and fire prevention. If they are withdrawn, there will be no

It is beneficial to administrative management and regional economic development, but also puts great pressure on forest protection, fire prevention and social stability. It will also bring great inconvenience to the production and life of the people in the region and should be preserved.