Guangchang County Explained

Guangchang County
Other Name:Kwangchang
Postal Code:344900
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Jiangxi
Pushpin Label:Guangchang
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Jiangxi-->
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jiangxi
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Fuzhou
Area Total Km2:1612
Population:250,000
Population As Of:(2018)
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Guangchang County lies in the municipal region of Fuzhou (抚州), Jiangxi. It is the southernmost and most remote of Fuzhou's ten counties, being bordered by counties in Ganzhou to the south and west and, to the east and over the watershed and provincial border, by Jianning and Ninghua Counties, Sanming, Fujian. It is the source of the second largest river in Jiangxi: Fuhe (抚河). This county built in the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing eight years (1138, Shaoxing is an era name of Gaozong), because the rich white lotus, known as "the hometown of Chinese White Lotus." County has width of 45km (28miles) from west to east, 55km (34miles) long from north to south. The total area is 1612km2, with a population of 240,000 in 2003.[1]

Administration

In the present, Guangchang County has 5 towns and 6 townships.[2]

5 Towns (镇, zhen)

  • Wangjiang (Chinese: 旺江)
  • Ganzhu (Chinese: 甘竹)
  • Toupei (Chinese: 头陂)
  • Chishui (Chinese: 赤水)
  • Yiqian (Chinese: 驿前)

6 Townships (乡, xiang)

  • Qianshan (Chinese: 千善乡)
  • Shuinanwei (Chinese: 水南圩乡)
  • Changqiao (Chinese: 长桥乡)
  • Yangxi (Chinese: 杨溪乡)
  • Jianfeng (Chinese: 尖峰乡)
  • Tangfang (Chinese: 塘坊乡)
26.7661°N 116.3514°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "中国广昌"门户网站- 广昌县委县政府门户网站 中国白莲网. https://web.archive.org/web/20040905001952/http://www.jxgc.gov.cn/. dead. 2004-09-05.
  2. Web site: 南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.