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Baiya Township, Jiange County

Baiya Township () was a former township in Jiange County, Guangyuan, Sichuan, China. The township spanned an area of , and had a hukou population of 6,660 in 2018.

History

On May 12, 2020, the Sichuan provincial government announced that Baiya Township would be abolished, and merged into the town of .

Administrative divisions

In 2019, Baiya Township administered the following eight administrative villages:

  • Yunding Village ()
  • Liuqing Village ()
  • Xinmiao Village ()
  • Jingquan Village ()
  • Hongliang Village ()
  • Gongtong Village ()
  • Qingping Village ()
  • Chengshan Village ()

Demographics

As of 2018, Baiya Township had a population of 6,660, significantly higher than the 4,341 recorded in the 2010 Chinese Census. The latter figure represents a sizeable decline from the population of 6,967 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census. This decline is likely due to, in part, the effects of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, which seriously affected Jiange County, as well as rural flight common throughout China.

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