Laozhou Township
# 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.

