title: Laozhou Township
text: # Laozhou Township
  
  Laozhou Township (Chinese: 老洲乡<!—see MOS:ZH-->) is a township in Yi'an District of Tongling, Anhui, China. As of the 2017 census it had a population of 8,146 and an area of 42-square-kilometre (16 sq mi). The township is bordered to the east by Wusong Town and to the west by Wuwei County and Zongyang County.
  
  ## History
  
  Due to floods, all residents in the township and Xuba Township of Tongling along the Yangtze River were ordered to evacuate on July 11, 2020.
  
  ## Administrative division
  
  As of 2017, the township is divided into five villages:
  
  * Zhongxin (中心村)
  * Guanghui (光辉村)
  * Heping (和平村)
  * Minzhu (民主村)
  * Chengde (成德村)
  
  ## Economy
  
  The township is rich in rape and vegetables.
  
  