Nankang, Ganzhou Explained

Nankang
Type:	District
Coordinates:	25.662°N 114.765°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
Area Total Km2:	1796
Population Total:	787,636
Population As Of:	2010
Population Density Km2:	auto
Postal Code Type:	Postal Code
Postal Code:	341400

Nankang is a district of the city of Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi province. It was a county-level city until November 2013, when the State Council made it a district of Ganzhou.^[1]

Administration

Nankang has a population of 810,000. It covers an area of 1796 square kilometers. The seat of the district is at Rongjiang Town (Chinese: 蓉江镇).

In the present, Nankang District has 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, 11 townships and 1 ethnic township.^[2]

2 subdistricts

• Rongjiang (Chinese: 蓉江街道)
• Dongshan (Chinese: 东山街道)

8 towns

Tangjiang (Chinese: 唐江镇) Fenggang (Chinese: 凤岗镇) Tankou (Chinese: 潭口镇) Longling (Chinese: 龙岭镇)

Longhui (Chinese: 龙回镇) Jingba (Chinese: 镜坝镇) Hengshi (Chinese: 横市镇) Tandong (Chinese: 潭东镇)

11 townships

Fushi (Chinese: 浮石乡) Hengzhai (Chinese: 横寨乡) Zhufang (Chinese: 朱坊乡) Taiwo (Chinese: 太窝乡) Sanjiang (Chinese: 三江乡) Longhua (Chinese: 龙华乡)

Shibatang (Chinese: 十八塘乡) Mashuang (Chinese: 麻双乡) Daping (Chinese: 大坪乡) Pingshi (Chinese: 坪市乡) Longmu (Chinese: 隆木乡)

1 ethnic township

• Chitu She Ethnic Township (Chinese: 赤土畲族乡)

Transportation

Ganzhou West railway station is located here.

External links

• Nankang Government website

Notes and References

1. News: zh:江西南康撤市设区获国务院批复 . http://leaders.people.com.cn/n/2013/1112/c58278-23519049.html . 2 January 2014. 12 November 2013.
2. Web site: 南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . XZQH . zh . 2012-05-24.