title: Fenghuang Township, Bama Yao Autonomous County
text: # Fenghuang Township, Bama Yao Autonomous County
  
  Fenghuang Township (simplified Chinese: 凤凰乡; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰鄉; pinyin: Fènghuáng Xiāng; lit. 'Phoenix Township') is a township in Bama Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 12,000 and an area of 87-square-kilometre (34 sq mi).
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The township is named "Fenghuang" (Phoenix) because there is a mountain in the township which looks like a phoenix.
  
  ## Administrative division
  
  As of 2016, the township is divided into four villages:
  
  * Changhe (长和村)
  * Dena (德纳村)
  * Fenghuang (凤凰村)
  * Nazhao (那朝村)
  
  ## Geography
  
  The township is situated at the eastern Bama Yao Autonomous County. It is bordered to the north by Donglan County, to the east by Dongshan Township and Dahua Yao Autonomous County, to the south by Dahua Yao Autonomous County, and to the west by Bama Town.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The region's economy is based on agriculture. The main crops of the region are grains, followed by sugarcane and beans. The Bama miniature pig (巴马香猪) is a local specialty pig.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The China National Highway 323 passes across the township southwest to north.
  
  