近年来,我国的村镇建设发展迅速,据统计资料显示,到1997年底全国的建制镇已达18674个,共占土地面积952.3万平方公里,其中人口为1～5万人的村镇为78.67％。村镇的数量和规模不断扩大,在国民经济结构中越来越显示出大中城市不可替 In recent years, the construction of villages and towns in China has developed rapidly. According to statistical data, by the end of 1997, there were 18,674 established towns in the country, accounting for 9.523 million square kilometers of land, of which 78.67% were villages with a population of 1 to 50,000. The number and scale of villages and towns are constantly expanding. In the national economic structure, more and more large and medium-sized cities have become irreplaceable.