Songtao Miao Autonomous County belongs to tongren city. It is one of the earliest autonomous counties approved by the State Council. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 1 1 in 2020, Songtao Miao Autonomous County has a permanent population of 487,737 people, governing 5 streets, 17 towns and 6 townships, with a total area of 3,409 square kilometers, of which the built-up area is more than 24 square kilometers.

Songtao, founded in 1956, is located at the eastern foot of Fan Jing, the main peak of Wuling Mountain, at the junction of Guizhou, Hunan and Chongqing provinces, connected with Huayuan and Fenghuang in Hunan, and bordered by Youyang and Xiushan in Chongqing. With a moderate geographical location and convenient transportation, it is known as the "gateway to eastern Guizhou". In ancient times, it was known as "Tongchuan Chu, restraining Sanxiang". On March 20 19, it was selected as the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics. Withdraw from poverty-stricken counties on March 3, 2020 to achieve poverty alleviation.

Forestry resources in Songtao county

Songtao is the main forest area in the northeast of Guizhou, accounting for more than 80% of the mountain area, and it is listed as the base county of Chinese fir forest in Guizhou Province. The total area of forestry land in the county is 148853 hectares, including woodland 105264 hectares, sparse woodland 8592 hectares, shrub land 73 19 hectares, undeveloped woodland 565438 hectares and barren hills suitable for forest 2494 hectares. The forest coverage rate of the county is 40.3%.

There are nearly ten species of Davidia involucrata, Quercus variabilis and other plants listed as national first-class protection in the forest area. , bell calyx, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, gooseberry autumn and so on. And Guizhou hemlock, Taxodium ascendens, Taxodium ascendens, Taxodium ascendens, Toona sinensis, Cephalotaxus fortunei, Magnolia officinalis and so on. , which belongs to the third-level protection. The forestry land in the county is 144358 hectares, accounting for 42.44% of the total land area, of which woodland 100724 hectares accounts for 69.77% of the forestry land.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Songtao County