Tanchang County Explained
| Tanchang County |
| Postal Code: | 748500 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Longnan Prefecture within Gansu (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Longnan in Gansu |
| 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 Code: | 0939 |
| Area Total Km2: | 3331 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 319,400 |
| Coordinates: | 34.047°N 104.393°W |
| Elevation M: | 2300 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Elevation Min M: | 1138 |
| Elevation Max M: | 4154 |
| Population Rural: | 283,600 |
| Population Urban: | 35,800 |
| Elevation Max Point: | Leigushan |
Tanchang ([1]), also pronounced Dàngchāng, is a county in the south of Gansu province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Longnan. In 2017 its population was 319,400 people.[2]
History
During the Western Xia, Tanchang was inhabited by Qiangics.[3]
Administrative divisions
Tanchang County has 11 towns and 13 townships and 1 ethnic township.[4]
- Towns:
- Chengguan (Chinese: 城关镇)
- Hadapu (Chinese: 哈达铺镇)
- Lichuan (Chinese: 理川镇)
| - Nanyang (Chinese: 南阳镇)
- Guanting (Chinese: 官亭镇)
- Shawan (Chinese: 沙湾镇)
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-Towns are upgraded from Township.
- Awu (Chinese: 阿坞镇)
- Nanhe (Chinese: 南河镇)
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-Towns are established newly.
- Linjiangpu (Chinese: 临江铺镇
| - Lianghekou (Chinese: 两河口镇)
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- Townships
- Mu'er Township(Chinese: 木耳乡)
- Pangjia Township(Chinese: 庞家乡)
- Jiahe Township(Chinese: 贾河乡)
- Jiangtai Township(Chinese: 将台乡)
- Chela Township(Chinese: 车拉乡)
- Haodi Township(Chinese: 好梯乡)
| - Hanyuan Township(Chinese: 韩院乡)
- Zhuyuan Township(Chinese: 竹院乡)
- Xinghua Township(Chinese: 兴化乡)
- Ganjiangtou Township(Chinese: 甘江头乡)
- Xinzhai Township(Chinese: 新寨乡)
- Shizi Township(Chinese: 狮子乡)
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-Township is established newly.
- Hejiabao Township(Chinese: 何家堡乡)
-Former Townships are merged to other.
- Boji Township(Chinese: 簸箕乡)
- Jinmu Township(Chinese: 金木乡)
- Niujia Township(Chinese: 牛家乡)
- Dashe Township(Chinese: 大舍乡)
- Hejiabao Township(Chinese: 何家堡乡)
| - Qinyu Township(Chinese: 秦峪乡)
- Huama Township(Chinese: 化马乡)
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- ethnic township
- Xinchengzi Tibetan Ethnic Township (Chinese: 新城子藏族乡)
Transport
See also
References
- http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2014/02-17/5845667.shtml Chinese: 甘肃宕昌县地名多音字屡遇尴尬 官方统一读音
- Web site: 宕昌简介. Tanchang County People's Government.
- Book: Shi, Jinbo . The Economy of Western Xia: A Study of 11th to 13th Century Tangut Records . 2021-06-29 . BRILL . 978-90-04-46132-1 . en.
- Web site: https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/62/12/621223.html. zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宕昌县. National Bureau of Statistics of China. zh-hans.
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