{{Infobox settlement | name = Guitou Town | official_name = | native_name = 桂头镇 | native_name_lang = zh | other_name = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = China Guangdong | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guangdong. | coordinates = {{coord|24|56|50|N|113|25|34|E|format=dms|region:CN_type:town|display=it}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Guangdong | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Shaoguan | subdivision_type3 = Autonomous county | subdivision_name3 = Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County | established_title = <!-- Founded / Settled--> | established_date = | established_title1 = <!-- Incorporated (township) --> | established_date1 = | established_title2 = Designated (town) | established_date2 = 1986 | founder = | named_for = | area_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_total_km2 = 124.51 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_rural_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | population_as_of = 2018 | population_total = 38102 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | demographics_type1 = <!-- Major ethnic groups --> | demographics1_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | demographics1_title1 = <!-- For example: Han --> | demographics1_info1 = <!-- % --> | demographics1_title2 = <!-- For example: Manchu --> | demographics1_info2 = | demographics1_title3 = <!-- For example: Hui --> | demographics1_info3 = | demographics1_title4 = <!-- For example: Mongolian --> | demographics1_info4 = | demographics1_title5 = <!-- For example: Other --> | demographics1_info5 = | timezone1 = China Standard | utc_offset1 = +08:00 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 512736 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 0751 | geocode = | iso_code = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | module = | footnotes = }} '''Guitou''' ({{zh|s=桂头镇|t=桂頭鎮|p=Guìtóu Zhèn}}) is a town in Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong, China.{{sfn|Jian Ruigang|2008|p=287}} As of the 2018 census it had a population of 38,102 and an area of {{convert|124.51|km2|adj=on}}.

==Etymology== The town is named after Gui Mountain ({{zh|s=桂山|labels=no}}), also known as Guitang Mountain ({{zh|s=桂塘山|labels=no}}).

==Administrative division== As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and fourteen villages: * Guitou Community ({{zh|s=桂头社区|labels=no}}) * Mojia ({{zh|s=莫家村|labels=no}}) * Qixingdun ({{zh|s=七星墩村|labels=no}}) * Hongling ({{zh|s=红岭村|labels=no}}) * Daba ({{zh|s=大坝村|labels=no}}) * Huang ({{zh|s=凰村|labels=no}}) * Xiaojiang ({{zh|s=小江村|labels=no}}) * Tangtou ({{zh|s=塘头村|labels=no}}) * Wanglongwei ({{zh|s=王龙围村|labels=no}}) * Songwei ({{zh|s=松围村|labels=no}}) * Yangpo ({{zh|s=阳陂村|labels=no}}) * Yangxi ({{zh|s=杨溪村|labels=no}}) * Dong'an ({{zh|s=东岸村|labels=no}}) * Jun ({{zh|s=均村|labels=no}}) * Caotianping ({{zh|s=草田坪村|labels=no}})

==History== In 1940, it was known as "Renhe Township" ({{zh|s=仁和乡|labels=no}}).

In 1957, it was the county seat of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. In 1958, it was renamed was "Guitou Commune". In 1986, it was upgraded to a town. In November 1988, Yangxi Township ({{zh|s=杨溪乡|labels=no}}) separated from the town. In February 2001, Fangdong Forestry Station ({{zh|s=方洞林场|labels=no}}) and Yangxi Township merged into Guitou.

==Geography== The town is situated at the northeastern Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County. It borders the towns of Youxi and Bibei in the northwest, Wujiang District and Zhenjiang District in the southeast, and Lechang in the north.

The Wu River ({{zh|s=武江|labels=no}}) winds through the town.

==Economy== The local economy is primarily based upon agriculture and local industry. Significant crops include rice and corn. Commercial crops include vegetable, peanut, and chilli. The main industries are paper industry, iron and steel industry, manual processing industry and hydropower industry.

==Demographics== {{Historical populations | title= Population census | type = China | source = {{sfn|Jian Ruigang|2008|p=287}} | 2007 | 34690 | 2018 | 38102 }} As of 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics of China estimates the township's population now to be 38,102.

==Transportation== The G0423 Lechang–Guangzhou Expressway, also popularly known as Le–Guang Expressway, is a north–south highway passing through the west of the town limits.

Started from Guitou, the Provincial Highway S250 travels southwest to Rucheng Town.

The Provincial Highway S248, passes across the town northwest to southeast.

==Notable people== *Hou Andu, general in the Chen dynasty (557&ndash;589).

==References== {{Reflist}}

===Bibliography=== *{{cite book |editor1=Jian Ruigang |script-chapter=zh:乡镇建设 |chapter=Construction of Town and Township |script-title=zh:《乳源瑶族自治县概况》 |trans-title=General Situation of Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County |year=2008|publisher=Nationalities Publishing House |location=Beijing |isbn=978-7-105-08595-8|language=zh}} {{Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County divisions}}

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