Bǎotíng Li and Miao Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of 1153.24 km2, and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020.

History

The area has been referred to as Baoting since at least the Ming dynasty. Baoting was first incorporated as a county in 1935. Baoting fell under control of the People's Liberation Army in February 1948.

Climate

Baoting has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).wintereachlyaveragehighesttemperature exceeds 26°C(78.8°F) and the rainy season is long. Because it is blocked by Wuzhishan Mountain, cold air cannot easily invade. The climate is warm all year round. The Qixianling Forest Park within the territory has given birth to large areas of tropicalmountainous region al rainforest

Administrative divisions

The autonomous county administers one residential community, six towns , and three townships.

Residential communities

The autonomous county directly administers one residential community, which are typically governed by township-level divisions: Xinxing Community.

Towns

The autonomous county administers the following six towns:

Townships

The autonomous county administers the following three townships:

Demographics

As of 2020, Baoting's population totaled about 168,000. In 1999 the county had a population of 155,575, largely made up of the indigenous Li people and Miao people. 62.4% of the autonomous county's population is ethnically Li, 30.2% is ethnically Han, 4.5% is ethnically Miao, and 2.9% belong to other ethnic groups.

Economy

The autonomous county's gross domestic product totaled 5.627 billion renminbi (RMB) as of 2020. As of 2020, urban residents have an annual per capita disposable income of 33,564 RMB, a figure which totaled 14,067 RMB for rural residents; these figures grew by 3.2% and 8.8% in 2020, respectively. Baoting has a large agricultural sector, and crops grown in the autonomous county include rambutan, mangosteen, katuk, okra, and passion fruit.