Gantang Town | |
|---|---|
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified | 甘棠镇 |
| • Traditional | 甘棠鎮 |
| • Pinyin | Gāntáng Zhèn |
  Gantang Town Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 26°43′05″N 109°46′31″E / 26.718158°N 109.775416°E | |
| Country |  China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture | Huaihua |
| Autonomous county | Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County |
| Area | |
| • Total | 134.6 km2 (52.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | 24,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 418405 |
| Area code | 0745 |
Gantang (Chinese: 甘棠镇) is a rural town in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Hunan, China.[1] As of the 2017 census it had a population of 24,000 and an area of 134.6-square-kilometre (52.0 sq mi). Miao and Dong people account for 86.7% of the total population in the town. It has the reputation of "granary" and "fruit town" in Jingzhou County.[2] It is surrounded by Shaxi Township on the north, Taiyangping Township on the west, Wenxi Township on the east, and Quyang Town on the south.
- ^ Pan Rongjian, ed. (2009). "Gantang Town" 《甘棠镇》. 《靖州苗族侗族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-7-105-08631-3.
- ^ Liu Jiehua; Zhou Ling (2016-09-04). 全国重点镇名单再次刷新 靖州甘棠镇榜上有名. rednet.cn (in Chinese).