Kang County Explained

Kang County
Postal Code:	746500
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Settlement Type:	County
Pushpin Map:	China Gansu
Pushpin Label:	Kangxian
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of the seat in Gansu
Coordinates:	33.329°N 105.609°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Gansu
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:	Longnan
Seat Type:	County seat
Seat:	Chengguan
Area Total Km2:	2958.46
Population As Of:	2017
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Total:	170717
Timezone:	China Standard
Utc Offset:	+8
Website:	www.gskx.gov.cn

Kang County or Kangxian is a county in the southeast of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of Longnan City. The county was formed in 1928 as Wudu County, but renamed to Kang County the next year, named after the northern Zhou Dynasty place .^[1]

Administrative divisions

The county was subdivided in 18 towns and 3 townships.^[2]

Towns

Chengguan (Chinese: 城关镇) Pingluo (Chinese: 平洛镇) Dabao (Chinese: 大堡镇) Anmenkou (Chinese: 岸门口镇)

Lianghe (Chinese: 两河镇) Changba (Chinese: 长坝镇) Yuntai (Chinese: 云台镇) Yangba (Chinese: 阳坝镇)

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

Wangba (Chinese: 王坝镇) Douba (Chinese: 豆坝镇) Wangguan (Chinese: 望关镇) Sitai (Chinese: 寺台镇) Baiyang (Chinese: 白杨镇)

Tongqian (Chinese: 铜钱镇) Sanheba (Chinese: 三河坝镇) Nianba (Chinese: 碾坝镇) Dananyu (Chinese: 大南峪镇) Zhoujiaba (Chinese: 周家坝镇) - it is renamed from Douping (Chinese: 豆坪乡).

Townships

• Miba Township(Chinese: 迷坝乡)
• Dianzi Township(Chinese: 店子乡)
• Taishi Township(Chinese: 太石乡)

Demographics

The county is majority Han, with Hui, Manchu, Zhuang, Tibetan, Mongolian, Yao, and Uygur minority groups. The total population is 203,400 people.^[3]

Year	Population	Urban	Rural
1999	199,570
2011	202,400	18,800	183,600
	203,400

Economy

The economy of Kangxian is mainly based around agriculture. Crops of major importance are wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans, and white beans. The county is also a major producer of edible mushrooms such as black wood ear,^[4] it also produces a domestically popular Longshen green tea,^[5] walnuts, mulberry and silkworm cocoons.^[6] In recent years, eco-tourism has become of some importance.^[7]

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Gansu

References

Web site: 康县概况. https://web.archive.org/web/20110826113538/http://www.gskxzf.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=83. 26 August 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 历史沿革. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106082602/http://www.gskxzf.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=84. 6 November 2012.
2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/62/12/621224.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：康县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.
3. Web site: 康县人民政府 .
4. Web site: 黑木耳--康县-新华网甘肃频道 . www.gs.xinhuanet.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127144038/http://www.gs.xinhuanet.com/kangxian/2012-06/19/c_112243830.htm . 2013-01-27.
5. Web site: 甘肃茶叶生产情况汇报 .
6. Web site: 经济社会. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106082635/http://www.gskxzf.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=lists&catid=89. 6 November 2012.
7. Web site: 绿色吸引力 脱贫新动力——甘肃康县生态旅游助脱贫-新华网 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191022033348/http://www.xinhuanet.com/2019-09/03/c_1124955586.htm . dead . October 22, 2019 .