Gongchang | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 巩昌镇 |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gansu |
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Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gansu |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Dingxi |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Longxi |
Subdivision Type4: | Village-level divisions |
Subdivision Name4: | 6 residential communities 25 villages |
Elevation M: | 1733 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 49475 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 34.9981°N 104.6439°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 748100 |
Area Code: | 0932 |
Gongchang is a town in and the county seat of Longxi County, in southeastern Gansu province, China.[1] it has six residential communities (Chinese: 社区) and 25 villages under its administration.[2]
It was the administrative centre of the historic Gongchang prefecture, which was then part of Shaanxi.[3]