Ganquan County Explained

Ganquan
Native Name:甘泉县
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans
Other Name:Kanchuan
Settlement Type:County
Image Map1:Location of Yan'an Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
Map Caption1:Yan'an in Shaanxi
Coor Pinpoint:Ganquan County government
Coordinates:36.2768°N 109.3513°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shaanxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Yan'an
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2276.1
Population Total:77800
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China standard time
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:716100
Area Code Type:Area code
Blank Name:Licence plates
Blank Info:Chinese: 陕J

Ganquan County is a county in the north of Shaanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yan'an. The county has an area of 2276.1km2, and a population of 77,800 as of 2012.[1]

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into 1 subdistrict, 3 towns, and 2 townships. The county's administrative offices are located in its sole subdistrict, . The county's three towns are,, and . The county's two townships are and .

Geography

The county is located in the hilly Loess Plateau in Northern Shaanxi.

Climate

The county has an average annual temperature of 8.6°C, and an average annual precipitation of 571.2mm.

Economy

In 2013, Ganquan County reported a GDP of 2.13 billion Renminbi,[2] which had fallen 2.058 billion by 2016 due to decreased oil production.[3] Despite this, the county's residents experienced an increase in average annual disposable income during this time, with urban residents' income rising from 25,835 Renminbi to 29,419, and agrarian residents' income rising from 8,642 Renminbi to 10,462.

Agriculture

The county has a sizable agriculture sector, producing 40,000 tons of grain and 122,000 tons of vegetables as of 2013. The county government reported 125,000 lives pigs and 2.25 million live heads of poultry in the county the same year. Some of the county's food products have gained recognition throughout China, namely Ganquan dried tofu, Meishui wine, Fangxin cabbage, and Laoshan eggs .

Natural Resources

Ganquan County is home to a number of natural resources, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, limestone, gold, silver, copper, and iron. The county has an oil production plant located in, which employs over 2,500 workers.[4] In 2013, the county produced 365,000 tons of oil, adding 779 million Renminbi to the economy, which accounted for 36.58% of Ganquan's GDP. The county's petroleum reserves total 110.678 billion tons, and the county's natural gas reserves total 20 billion cubic meters.

Transportation

Roadways

Railways

References

  1. Web site: zh:甘泉县概况地图_行政区划网(区划地名网) www.xzqh.org. http://xzqh.org/html/show/sn/27708.html. xzqh.org. 2020-05-05.
  2. Web site: zh:甘泉县人民政府公众信息网. http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/xzqh/content. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310152238/http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/xzqh/content. dead. 2016-03-10. 2016-03-10. 2020-05-05.
  3. Web site: zh:甘泉县人民政府公众信息网. http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/xzqh/content. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707143919/http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/xzqh/content. dead. 2017-07-07. 2017-07-07. 2020-05-05.
  4. Web site: zh:甘泉县人民政府公众信息网. http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/zrzy/content. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311173922/http://www.ganquanxian.gov.cn/publish/zjgq/gqgs/zrzy/content. dead. 2016-03-11. 2016-03-11. 2020-05-05.