Guzhang County
古丈县 (Chinese) | |
|---|---|
 Location of Guzhang County within Xiangxi | |
  Guzhang Location of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E / 28.617°N 109.951°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,286.23 km2 (496.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 144,800 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4163XX |
Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located in the northwest of Hunan and in the east of Xiangxi Prefecture, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers 1,286.47 km2 (496.71 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900.[4] The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Guyang (古阳镇).[5]
- ^ "Guzhang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划（2006–2020年）》 [Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006–20)] (in Simplified Chinese).
- ^ 古丈县概况地图 [Guzhang County overview map] (in Chinese). Xiangxi Prefecture People's Government. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ^ about the population of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guzhang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年古丈县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): guzhang.gov.cn or ahmhxc.com
- ^ the divisions of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guzhang County on November 30, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意古丈县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕115号): rednet.cn Archived 2018-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com