Ganzhou, Zhangye

Ganzhou
甘州区
Clockwise from top: Zen Forest Gate at night, view towards the July 1 Glacier, the Zhangye Bell Tower, Zhangya railway station, and dormitories at Hexi University.
Ganzhou in Zhangye
Ganzhou in Zhangye
Zhangye in Gansu
Zhangye in Gansu
Ganzhou is located in Gansu
Ganzhou
Ganzhou
Location in Gansu
Coordinates: 38°56′38″N 100°24′54″E / 38.944°N 100.415°E / 38.944; 100.415
CountryChina
ProvinceGansu
Prefecture-level cityZhangye
District seatDongjie Subdistrict
Area
 • Total4,240 km2 (1,640 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total519,096
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
734000
Websitewww.gsgz.gov.cn
Ganzhou, Zhangye
Simplified Chinese甘州
Traditional Chinese甘州
Literal meaningGanzhou District
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānzhōu Qū
Wade–GilesKan-chou Ch'ü
Zhangye
Simplified Chinese张掖
Traditional Chinese張掖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāngyè
Wade–GilesChang-yeh
Former names
"Can-tcheou" and other "second-order" towns of Shaan-Gan from Du Halde's 1736 Description of China, based on reports from Jesuit missionaries
Ganzhou
Chinese甘州
Literal meaningSweet [Spring(s)] Prefecture
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGānzhōu
Wade–GilesKan-chou

Ganzhou District, formerly the separate city of Ganzhou or Kanchow, is a district in and the seat of the prefecture-level city of Zhangye in Gansu Province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and northeast. Ganzhou was an important outpost in western China and, along with Suzhou (now the central district of Jiuquan), it is the namesake of the province. As a settlement, it is now known as Zhangye after the prefecture it heads. The name "Gansu" originates as a combination of Ganzhou and Suzhou (肃州).

  1. ^ "张掖市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Zhangye. 2021-06-01.