Shennongjia Forestry District

	Note: Foreigners are prohibited from entering most parts of the district, with the exception of the area around the town of Muyu.
	(Information last updated 28 Sep 2024)

Shennongjia Forestry District

Shennongjia Forest area, directly under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, is the only administrative region in China named after a forest area. It is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, adjacent to Wushan County and Wusxi County of Chongqing in the west, Zhushan County and Fangxian County in the north, Baokang County in the east, Xingshan County and Badong County in the south, with a total area of 3,253 square kilometers. In 2022, Shennongjia Forest District has a permanent population of 62,900 and a registered population of 77,500. As of June 2023, Shennongjia Forest area has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships.

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Location boundary

Shennongjia Forest area, located between 109°56'-110°58' east longitude and 31°15'-31°57' north latitude, is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, adjacent to Wushan County and Wusxi County of Chongqing in the west, Zhushan County and Fangxian County in the north, Baokang County in the east, Xingshan County and Badong County in the south, with a total area of 3253 square kilometers.

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Zoning details

As of June 2023, Shennongjia Forest area has jurisdiction over 6 towns and 2 townships: Songbai Town, Yangri Town, Muyu Town.

• 1 Songbai Town (松柏镇), 272 Shennong Avenue, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province. Songbai Town, located in the northeast of Shennongjia Forest area, is bordered by Yangri Town in the east, Songluo Township in the south, Hongping Town in the west, and Fangxian County in the north. Songbai town for Shennongjia forest district people's government resident. The total area is 336.32 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, Songbai Town has a registered population of 29,774.
  Songbai town because of the people's government headquarters around the dense pine, cypress trees named.
  In August 2020, Songbai Town was named "2019 Hubei Province 'Four Good Rural Road' demonstration Township" by the Hubei Provincial Department of Transportation. (updated Sep 2024)
• 2 Yangri Town (阳日镇), 1 Yangri Avenue, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province. Yangri Town, belonging to Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province, is located in the eastern part of Shennongjia Forest District, bordering Maqiao Town of Baokang County in the east, Xinhua Town in the south, Songluo Township in the west, and Songbai Town in the north. The town people's government is located 23.5 km away from the forest district people's government. The total area is 260 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, the registered population of Yangri Town was 11,056.
  Yangri town gets the name Yangri Bay because the local sunshine time is longer.
  On September 23, 2021, Yangri Town was publicized by the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Central Publicity Department, Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Rural Revitalization Bureau as the "second batch of National Rural Governance Model villages and Towns" list.
  In September 2022, the People's Government of Yangri Town was awarded the fourth Hubei Province "Civil servant Collective with People's Satisfaction". (updated Sep 2024)
• 3 Muyu Town (木鱼镇), 17 Dangyanghe Road, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province. In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Muyu Town as a national health township.
  On November 10, 2021, Muyu Town (tea) was identified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as the eleventh batch of national "One village, one product" demonstration villages and towns (updated Sep 2024)

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• 1 Shennongjia National Park (神农架国家公园), 36 Chulin Road, Muyu Town (木鱼镇楚林路36号), ☏ +86 719 3453368, 2673990569@qq.com. (updated Sep 2024)