Ganxian, Ganzhou Explained

Ganxian
Type:District
Coordinates:25.8408°N 115.09°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Ganzhou
Seat:Meilin Town
Area Total Km2:2993.09
Length Km:91
Width Km:34
Population Total:641677
Population As Of:2014
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:341100
Area Code:0797
Registration Plate:Chinese: 赣B

Ganxian District is a district in the municipal region of Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province.

Administration

Ganxian has an area of 2993.09km2. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are at Meilin Town (Chinese: 梅林镇), just upriver from the prefectural seat, together with the CPC and PSB branches. These organs oversee 19 towns & townships.

In the present, Ganxian District has 10 towns and 9 townships.[1]

10 towns
  • Meilin (Chinese: 梅林镇)
  • Wangmudu (Chinese: 王母渡镇)
  • Shadi (Chinese: 沙地镇)
  • Jiangkou (Chinese: 江口镇)
  • Tiancun (Chinese: 田村镇)
  • Nantang (Chinese: 南塘镇)
  • Maodian (Chinese: 茅店镇)
  • Jibu (Chinese: 吉埠镇)
  • Wuyun (Chinese: 五云镇)
  • Hujiang (Chinese: 湖江镇)
9 townships
  • Hanfang (Chinese: 韩坊乡)
  • Yangbu (Chinese: 阳埠乡)
  • Dabu (Chinese: 大埠乡)
  • Changluo (Chinese: 长洛乡)
  • Datian (Chinese: 大田乡)
  • Chutan (Chinese: 储潭乡)
  • Shiyuan (Chinese: 石芫乡)
  • Sanxi (Chinese: 三溪乡)
  • Bailu (Chinese: 白鹭乡)

People

The population was 546,964 at the 2010 census. At the end of 2014 there were 641,677 inhabitants in Ganxian, among them there were 336,054 male inhabitants and 305,623 female inhabitants. The farming population was 540,131. There were 170,729 households. 99.5% of the inhabitants of Ganxian are Hakka.

Transport

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.