Population density: 6 17 people /km2.

Hubei Xiantao is known as the land of plenty, culture and gymnastics. In particular, Li, Li Dashuang, Yang Wei and Zheng, four world champions and four Olympic gold medals, have made Xiantao famous at home and abroad as "the hometown of gymnastics in China".

Pengchang, a city belonging to Xiantao City, Hubei Province, is located in the southeast of Xiantao City, which is 10 km away from Xiantao City, adjacent to Yihuang Expressway in the west, and 32 1 provincial highway and Tongshun River run through the whole territory. Land area 162 square kilometers, governing 50 villages and 4 neighborhood committees, with a total population of 654.38+million and cultivated land area 10.5 million mu. The built-up area of the market town is 5.5 square kilometers, the population of the market town is 55,000, and the urbanization level is 55%.

Since the reform and opening up, Pengchang's economy and society have made rapid progress. 1992 ranks among the top 200 towns in China. In recent years, Pengchang has vigorously implemented the "small town, big strategy", insisted on urban construction as the carrier, and built an industrial development platform; Supported by industrial agglomeration, it has strengthened urban management and effectively promoted industrialization, urbanization and agricultural industrialization. It has been successively rated as a civilized town in Hubei Province, a "Five Good" grass-roots party committee in Hubei Province, a strong industrial and private economy town in Hubei Province, a national key town, and a "famous town of nonwovens products in China".

There are 168 industrial enterprises in Pengchang, with nearly 30,000 employees. Among them, there are 1 16 non-woven products processing and supporting enterprises, more than 50 wholly foreign-owned and joint-venture enterprises 10, more than 42 enterprises with self-export rights and 22,000 employees. Pengchang industry is mainly non-woven fabric industry. 1 16 among the non-woven fabric enterprises, there are 78 non-woven fabric production and product processing enterprises, and 38 supporting enterprises such as rubber bands, zippers, buttons, filter paper, slitting, thread factory and packaging, with an annual export of more than/kloc-0.5 million containers, accounting for 2 billion yuan of non-woven fabrics in China. At present, the cluster effect of Pengchang nonwovens industry is obvious and gradually improved, and it is seizing the commanding heights of market competition with the advantages of strong supporting ability, low production cost, excellent product quality, complete product variety and rapid technological innovation.

Today, Pengchang has a more dynamic system, a stronger economy, more attractive towns and more competitive industries. At present, Pengchang is also warmly welcoming domestic and foreign merchants to invest in China Nonwoven Industrial City and build a prosperous and beautiful new Pengchang with more enlightened policies, more open image, more superior environment and more comprehensive services. .

2065438+July 2, 20041day, Pengchang was designated as a national key town by seven ministries including the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

20 15 On February 28th, the Central Civilization Committee decided to award Pengchang the title of the 4th National Civilized Village and Town.

20 17 On August 22nd, Pengchang was recognized as the second batch of towns with national characteristics by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

On May 26th, 2020, Pengchang was identified as the list of strong agricultural towns in 2020.