Gong'an County Explained

Gong'an County
Other Name:Kungan
Postal Code:434300
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Hubei
Pushpin Label:Gong'an
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Hubei
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hubei
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Jingzhou
Area Code:0716
Area Total Km2:2258
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:881128
Coordinates:29.9333°N 122°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Website:http://www.gongan.gov.cn/

Gong'an County is a county in southern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Hunan to the south. It is under the administration of Jingzhou City.

History

During the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, Gong'an County was known as Youjiangkou and was a part of Jingzhou Province. It was a camp for Liu Bei's forces during the Sun–Liu territorial dispute.[1]

In April 2009, the county drew nationwide ridicule after media reported that Gong'an officials had ordered civil servants and employees of state-owned companies to buy a total of 23,000 packs / year of a Hubei brand of cigarette. Departments whose employees failed to buy enough or who bought other brands would be fined. The officials were undaunted, saying that the increased revenue from the cigarette tax would buoy the local economy. After several weeks of embarrassment, they relented, posting a short message on their government Web site: "We have decided to remove this edict."[2]

Administrative divisions

The county oversees 14 towns (Chinese: {{linktext|镇) and two townships (Chinese: {{linktext|乡) as of 2016. Altogether 59 neighbourhood committees (Chinese: {{linktext|居|委|会), 321 village committees (Chinese: {{linktext|村) and 3,337 village groups come under the county's jurisdiction.[3] [4] [5] The new county seat for executive, legislative and judiciary and for the CPC and PSB branches, is Douhudi.

Fourteen towns:

Two townships:

Notable persons

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Luo, Guanzhong . San Guo Yan Yi . Roberts . Moss . University of California Press . 2004 . 1050.
  2. Web site: Salute All Cars, Kids. It's a Rule in China.. LaFraniere, Sharon. . 25 October 2009 . 21 July 2018 . In April, one county in Hubei Province in central China drew nationwide ridicule after officials ordered civil servants and employees of state-owned companies to buy a total of 23,000 packs of the province's brand of cigarettes every year. Departments whose employees failed to buy enough cigarettes or bought other Chinese brands would be fined, the media reported. County officials said the increased revenue from the cigarette tax would buoy the local economy. After several weeks of embarrassment, Gongan County officials posted a short message on the government's Web site that read: "We have decided to remove this edict.".
  3. Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/15398.html . zh:公安县历史沿革 . Gong'an County Historical Development . XZQH.org . zh-hans. 6 August 2014 . 19 July 2018 . Chinese: 1996年，公安县面积2258平方千米{....
  4. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2016/42/10/421022.html . zh:2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：公安县 . 2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gong'an County . . 2016 . 19 July 2018 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 421022100000 埠河镇 421022101000 斗湖堤镇 421022102000 夹竹园镇 421022103000 闸口镇 421022104000 杨家厂镇 421022105000 麻豪口镇 421022106000 藕池镇 421022107000 黄山头镇 421022108000 孟家溪镇 421022109000 南平镇 421022110000 章庄铺镇 421022111000 狮子口镇 421022112000 斑竹垱镇 421022113000 毛家港镇 421022200000 甘家厂乡 421022201000 章田寺乡.
  5. Web site: http://www.gongan.gov.cn/jzgax/zjga/002004/ . zh:行政区划 . Administrative Divisions . zh-hans . Gong'an County People's Government . Chinese: 2014年末，公安县辖斗湖堤、埠河、夹竹园、闸口、杨家厂、麻豪口、藕池、黄山头、孟家溪、南平、章庄铺、狮子口、斑竹垱、毛家港14个镇和甘家厂、章田寺2个乡；领导59个居民委员会、321个村民委员会；下设3337个村民小组。 . 19 July 2018 . 5 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003352/http://www.gongan.gov.cn/jzgax/zjga/002004/ . dead .

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