Zhangzha | |
Native Name: | 漳扎镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Sichuan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Sichuan |
Coordinates: | 33.2911°N 103.8735°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Jiuzhaigou |
Parts Type: | Communities and villages |
Parts Style: | list |
P1: | Heye Community |
P2: | Shuzheng Community |
P3: | Zharu Community |
P4: | Zhangzha Community |
P5: | Pengfeng Community |
P6: | Longkang Community |
P7: | Ganhaizi Community |
P8: | Zhangzha Village |
P9: | Longkang Village |
P10: | Congya Village |
P11: | Yazha Village |
P12: | Shaba Village |
P13: | Erdaoqiao Village |
P14: | Shangsizhai Village |
P15: | Langzhai Village |
P16: | Zhongcha Village |
P17: | Yongzhu Village |
P18: | Pengfeng Village |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1348.41 |
Population Total: | 13593 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 623402 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +86 (0)837 |
Blank1 Name: | Administrative code |
Blank1 Info: | 51 32 25 101 |
Zhangzha (;), formerly Jiuzhaigou,[1] [2] is a township-level division under Jiuzhaigou County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China,[3] with an area of 1348.41km2, and a permanent population of 13,593 as of 2020.
In 1992, the town of Jiuzhaigou following the merger of Longkang Township and Tazang Township .[4] On June 19, 1998, Nanping County, which governed the town, was renamed to Jiuzhaigou County, prompting the town of Jiuzhaigou to change its name to Zhangha after the village where its government was seated.
Zhangzha has jurisdiction over 7 residential communities and 11 administrative villages.[5]
The town's residential communities are as follows:
The town's administrative villages are as follows:
On August 8, 2017, Zhangzha Town was the epicenter of the earthquake, causing severe power failure in Jiuzhaigou County[6] and damage to the formerly pristine Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area.[7]
The town is home to 7,524 residents registered under the hukou system, belonging to 2,924 households. However, as of 2020, it has a higher permanent population, totaling 13,593.
Zhangzha is predominantly ethnically Tibetan, but has a sizable Han Chinese and Hui population.
As of 2017, Zhangzha has 1 kindergarten, 10 primary schools, and 1 middle school.