Gantang Town | |
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Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 甘棠镇 |
• Traditional | 甘棠鎮 |
• Pinyin | Gāntáng Zhèn |
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.